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#70A300 Color

#70A300 is rgb(112, 163, 0) in RGB, hsl(79, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 100%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70A300
HEX#70A300
RGBrgb(112, 163, 0)
HSLhsl(79, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(79, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 100%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.172 128.5)
LABlab(61.53% -32.56 62.11)
LCHlch(61.53% 70.13 117.67)

What #70A300 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #70A300, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 9.4Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.95Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.64Limerick#9DC209ΔE 16.03Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 16.76Citron#9FA91FΔE 17.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#70A300 Channel Values

How #70A300 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 163 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70A300 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70A300 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70A300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70A300; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70A300
Complementary
#3400A3
Analogous
#A38500
Analogous
#1EA300
Triadic
#0070A3
Triadic
#A30070
Split comp.
#001EA3
Split comp.
#8500A3

Tints & Shades of #70A300

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8FD100
#B0FF05
#BEFF33
#CFFF66
#DDFF94
#EDFFC7

Shades

#628F00
#547A00
#466600
#385200
#2A3D00
#1C2900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70A300.

How #70A300 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#70A300
Protanopia#9C9C03
Protanomaly#8C9F02
Deuteranopia#959511
Deuteranomaly#879B0B
Tritanopia#7E9999
Tritanomaly#799D79
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70A300 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-70a300: #70A300;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70A300;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70a300': '#70A300' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.639, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_70a300">#70A300</color>
SVG fillfill="#70A300"

More Green Colors

#70A300 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70A300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70A300?

#70A300 is a dark green — rgb(112, 163, 0) in RGB and hsl(79, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #70A300?

#70A300 is rgb(112, 163, 0) — red 112, green 163, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70A300?

#70A300 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 100%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70A300 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70A300 scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70A300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70A300 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.64, which is visibly different.

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