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#70B168 Color

#70B168 is rgb(112, 177, 104) in RGB, hsl(113, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 41%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70B168
HEX#70B168
RGBrgb(112, 177, 104)
HSLhsl(113, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(113, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 41%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.123 141.7)
LABlab(66.49% -32.63 30.51)
LCHlch(66.49% 44.68 136.92)

What #70B168 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 #70B168, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 6.58Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.76Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.16Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.03May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.21Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.48

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

#70B168 Channel Values

How #70B168 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 177 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70B168 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70B168 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70B168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70B168; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70B168
Complementary
#A868B1
Analogous
#95B168
Analogous
#68B184
Triadic
#6870B1
Triadic
#B16870
Split comp.
#8468B1
Split comp.
#B16895

Tints & Shades of #70B168

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

#83BB7C
#96C690
#A9D0A4
#BFDCBC
#D3E7D0
#E6F1E4

Shades

#5CA253
#4D8745
#406F39
#32582D
#254021
#152513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70B168.

How #70B168 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#70B168
Protanopia#A8A868
Protanomaly#95AC68
Deuteranopia#9F9F6B
Deuteranomaly#8FA76A
Tritanopia#7CAAAA
Tritanomaly#77AD94
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70B168 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70b168: #70B168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70B168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70b168': '#70B168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.694, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_70b168">#70B168</color>
SVG fillfill="#70B168"

More Green Colors

#70B168 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70B168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70B168?

#70B168 is a mid-tone green — rgb(112, 177, 104) in RGB and hsl(113, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #70B168?

#70B168 is rgb(112, 177, 104) — red 112, green 177, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70B168?

#70B168 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 41%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70B168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70B168 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70B168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70B168 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 15.03, which is visibly different.

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