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#70D279 Color

#70D279 is rgb(112, 210, 121) in RGB, hsl(126, 52%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 42%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70D279
HEX#70D279
RGBrgb(112, 210, 121)
HSLhsl(126, 52%, 63%)
HSVhsv(126, 47%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 42%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.155 145.8)
LABlab(76.66% -44.01 34.77)
LCHlch(76.66% 56.09 141.69)

What #70D279 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 #70D279, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.97Mantis#74C365ΔE 7.96Emerald#50C878ΔE 8Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.12Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.09Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.74

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

#70D279 Channel Values

How #70D279 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 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 52% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 47% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70D279 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 text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70D279 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70D279

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70D279; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70D279
Complementary
#D270C8
Analogous
#97D270
Analogous
#70D2AA
Triadic
#7970D2
Triadic
#D27970
Split comp.
#AA70D2
Split comp.
#D27097

Tints & Shades of #70D279

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

#83D88B
#96DE9E
#AAE4B0
#BDEAC2
#D0F0D4
#E4F6E6

Shades

#51C85D
#38B245
#2F9339
#23702B
#1A511F
#0F2F12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70D279.

How #70D279 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#70D279
Protanopia#C6C67A
Protanomaly#AACB79
Deuteranopia#B9B97D
Deuteranomaly#A1C37B
Tritanopia#81C9C9
Tritanomaly#7BCDAF
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70D279 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70d279: #70D279;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70D279;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70d279': '#70D279' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.824, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_70d279">#70D279</color>
SVG fillfill="#70D279"

More Green Colors

#70D279 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70D279 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70D279?

#70D279 is a light green — rgb(112, 210, 121) in RGB and hsl(126, 52%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #70D279?

#70D279 is rgb(112, 210, 121) — red 112, green 210, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70D279?

#70D279 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 42%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70D279 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70D279 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70D279 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70D279 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 10.12, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.