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#70D271 Color

#70D271 is rgb(112, 210, 113) in RGB, hsl(121, 52%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70D271
HEX#70D271
RGBrgb(112, 210, 113)
HSLhsl(121, 52%, 63%)
HSVhsv(121, 47%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.163 144)
LABlab(76.56% -44.88 38.58)
LCHlch(76.56% 59.19 139.31)

What #70D271 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 #70D271, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#70D271 Channel Values

How #70D271 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 210 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 52% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 47% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70D271 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70D271

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70D271; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #70D271

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70D271.

How #70D271 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#70D271
Protanopia#C6C672
Protanomaly#AACB71
Deuteranopia#B9B975
Deuteranomaly#A1C374
Tritanopia#82C9C9
Tritanomaly#7BCDAD
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70D271 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70d271: #70D271;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70D271;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70d271': '#70D271' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.824, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_70d271">#70D271</color>
SVG fillfill="#70D271"

More Green Colors

#70D271 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70D271 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70D271?

#70D271 is a light green — rgb(112, 210, 113) in RGB and hsl(121, 52%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #70D271?

#70D271 is rgb(112, 210, 113) — red 112, green 210, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70D271?

#70D271 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70D271 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70D271 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70D271 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70D271 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 10.44, which is visibly different.

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