What color is #70CC80?

#70CC80 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70CC80?

The RGB value is 112, 204, 128: 112 red, 204 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70CC80?

The complementary color is #CC70BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70CC80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70CC80 color

#70CC80 rgb(112, 204, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #70CC80 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 80% green and 50.2% blue (112, 204, 128).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 47% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#70CC80 color codes

HEX	`#70CC80`
RGB	`rgb(112, 204, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 80%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 47%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 45%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -43.55, 29.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 52.64, 145.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.169, 48.187, 28.024)`
Decimal	`7392384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70CC80, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #70CC80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70CC80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #70CC80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70cc80; }
.text { color: #70cc80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70cc80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 204 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70cc80, #70ccae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70CC80?: #70CC80 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70CC80?: The RGB value is 112, 204, 128: 112 red, 204 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70CC80?: The complementary color is #CC70BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70CC80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.