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#70CD73 Color

#70CD73 is rgb(112, 205, 115) in RGB, hsl(122, 48%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70CD73
HEX#70CD73
RGBrgb(112, 205, 115)
HSLhsl(122, 48%, 62%)
HSVhsv(122, 45%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.154 144.6)
LABlab(75.08% -42.75 35.77)
LCHlch(75.08% 55.74 140.08)

What #70CD73 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 #70CD73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 5.75Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.74Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.79Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.53Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.86Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.91

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

#70CD73 Channel Values

How #70CD73 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 205 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 48% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 45% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70CD73 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70CD73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70CD73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70CD73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70CD73
Complementary
#CD70CA
Analogous
#9BCD70
Analogous
#70CDA1
Triadic
#7370CD
Triadic
#CD7370
Split comp.
#A170CD
Split comp.
#CD709B

Tints & Shades of #70CD73

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

#82D385
#95DA98
#A8E1AA
#BFE8C0
#D2EFD3
#E5F6E5

Shades

#51C255
#3CAA3F
#318C34
#266D29
#1C4F1E
#102D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70CD73.

How #70CD73 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#70CD73
Protanopia#C1C174
Protanomaly#A7C673
Deuteranopia#B5B577
Deuteranomaly#9EBF75
Tritanopia#81C4C4
Tritanomaly#7AC8AA
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70CD73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70cd73: #70CD73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70CD73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70cd73': '#70CD73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.804, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_70cd73">#70CD73</color>
SVG fillfill="#70CD73"

More Green Colors

#70CD73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70CD73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70CD73?

#70CD73 is a light green — rgb(112, 205, 115) in RGB and hsl(122, 48%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #70CD73?

#70CD73 is rgb(112, 205, 115) — red 112, green 205, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70CD73?

#70CD73 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70CD73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70CD73 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70CD73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70CD73 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 11.53, which is visibly different.

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