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#70D781 Color

#70D781 is rgb(112, 215, 129) in RGB, hsl(130, 56%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70D781
HEX#70D781
RGBrgb(112, 215, 129)
HSLhsl(130, 56%, 64%)
HSVhsv(130, 48%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.154 147.6)
LABlab(78.26% -45.00 32.82)
LCHlch(78.26% 55.70 143.89)

What #70D781 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 #70D781, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.48Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.82Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.29Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.56Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.96Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.27

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

#70D781 Channel Values

How #70D781 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 215 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 56% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 48% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70D781 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70D781 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70D781

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70D781; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70D781
Complementary
#D770C5
Analogous
#92D770
Analogous
#70D7B4
Triadic
#8170D7
Triadic
#D78170
Split comp.
#B470D7
Split comp.
#D77092

Tints & Shades of #70D781

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

#84DC92
#98E2A4
#ABE7B5
#BBECC3
#CFF2D5
#E3F7E6

Shades

#4CCD61
#35BB4B
#2B973D
#227730
#185422
#0F3415

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70D781.

How #70D781 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#70D781
Protanopia#CACA82
Protanomaly#ADCF81
Deuteranopia#BDBD85
Deuteranomaly#A4C883
Tritanopia#81CFCF
Tritanomaly#7BD2B5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70D781 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70d781: #70D781;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70D781;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70d781': '#70D781' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.843, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_70d781">#70D781</color>
SVG fillfill="#70D781"

More Green Colors

#70D781 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70D781 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70D781?

#70D781 is a light green — rgb(112, 215, 129) in RGB and hsl(130, 56%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #70D781?

#70D781 is rgb(112, 215, 129) — red 112, green 215, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70D781?

#70D781 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70D781 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70D781 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70D781 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70D781 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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