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#70A366 Color

#70A366 is rgb(112, 163, 102) in RGB, hsl(110, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 37%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Asparagus (#7BA05B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70A366
HEX#70A366
RGBrgb(112, 163, 102)
HSLhsl(110, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(110, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 37%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.103 140.4)
LABlab(62.23% -26.77 26.11)
LCHlch(62.23% 37.39 135.71)

What #70A366 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 #70A366, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 6.93Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.95Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.33Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 10.77Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.99Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.92

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

#70A366 Channel Values

How #70A366 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 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70A366 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70A366 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70A366

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70A366; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70A366
Complementary
#9966A3
Analogous
#8FA366
Analogous
#66A37A
Triadic
#6670A3
Triadic
#A36670
Split comp.
#7A66A3
Split comp.
#A3668F

Tints & Shades of #70A366

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

#85B17C
#97BC8F
#ACC9A6
#BED5B9
#D2E2CF
#E4EEE2

Shades

#608F56
#517949
#42633B
#355030
#263922
#172315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70A366.

How #70A366 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#70A366
Protanopia#9C9C66
Protanomaly#8C9F66
Deuteranopia#959568
Deuteranomaly#879B67
Tritanopia#799D9D
Tritanomaly#769F8A
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70A366 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70a366: #70A366;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70A366;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70a366': '#70A366' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.639, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_70a366">#70A366</color>
SVG fillfill="#70A366"

More Green Colors

#70A366 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70A366 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70A366?

#70A366 is a mid-tone green — rgb(112, 163, 102) in RGB and hsl(110, 25%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Asparagus (#7BA05B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #70A366?

#70A366 is rgb(112, 163, 102) — red 112, green 163, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70A366?

#70A366 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 37%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70A366 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70A366 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70A366 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70A366 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.7, which is visibly different.

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