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#70B289 Color

#70B289 is rgb(112, 178, 137) in RGB, hsl(143, 30%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 23%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70B289
HEX#70B289
RGBrgb(112, 178, 137)
HSLhsl(143, 30%, 57%)
HSVhsv(143, 37%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 23%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.091 156)
LABlab(67.31% -28.80 14.11)
LCHlch(67.31% 32.07 153.91)

What #70B289 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 #70B289, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.09Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.44Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.97Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.85Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.94Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.28

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

#70B289 Channel Values

How #70B289 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 178 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 30% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 37% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70B289 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70B289 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70B289

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70B289; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70B289
Complementary
#B27099
Analogous
#78B270
Analogous
#70B2AB
Triadic
#8A70B2
Triadic
#B28A70
Split comp.
#AB70B2
Split comp.
#B27078

Tints & Shades of #70B289

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

#84BD9A
#98C8AA
#ACD2BB
#BDDBC8
#D1E6D9
#E4F1E9

Shades

#57A274
#4B8B64
#3D7151
#305A40
#223F2D
#15281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70B289.

How #70B289 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#70B289
Protanopia#A9A989
Protanomaly#96AD89
Deuteranopia#A0A08B
Deuteranomaly#8FA88A
Tritanopia#78AEAE
Tritanomaly#75AFA0
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70B289 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70b289: #70B289;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70B289;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70b289': '#70B289' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.698, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_70b289">#70B289</color>
SVG fillfill="#70B289"

More Green Colors

#70B289 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70B289 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70B289?

#70B289 is a mid-tone green — rgb(112, 178, 137) in RGB and hsl(143, 30%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #70B289?

#70B289 is rgb(112, 178, 137) — red 112, green 178, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70B289?

#70B289 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 23%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70B289 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70B289 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70B289 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70B289 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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