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#70DC6A Color

#70DC6A is rgb(112, 220, 106) in RGB, hsl(117, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 52%, 14%) 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70DC6A
HEX#70DC6A
RGBrgb(112, 220, 106)
HSLhsl(117, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(117, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 52%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.183 142.7)
LABlab(79.49% -49.28 45.45)
LCHlch(79.49% 67.04 137.32)

What #70DC6A 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 #70DC6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.97Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.66Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.1Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.14Mantis#74C365ΔE 14.17Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.28

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

#70DC6A Channel Values

How #70DC6A 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 220 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70DC6A 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70DC6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70DC6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70DC6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70DC6A
Complementary
#D66ADC
Analogous
#A9DC6A
Analogous
#6ADC9E
Triadic
#6A70DC
Triadic
#DC6A70
Split comp.
#9E6ADC
Split comp.
#DC6AA9

Tints & Shades of #70DC6A

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

#84E17F
#98E694
#ACEBA8
#BBEFB9
#CFF3CD
#E3F8E2

Shades

#4CD345
#35C22E
#2B9D25
#227C1D
#185714
#0F360D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70DC6A.

How #70DC6A 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#70DC6A
Protanopia#CFCF6B
Protanomaly#B1D46B
Deuteranopia#C1C16F
Deuteranomaly#A7CC6D
Tritanopia#85D2D2
Tritanomaly#7DD6B2
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70DC6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70dc6a: #70DC6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70DC6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70dc6a': '#70DC6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.863, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_70dc6a">#70DC6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#70DC6A"

More Green Colors

#70DC6A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70DC6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70DC6A?

#70DC6A is a light green — rgb(112, 220, 106) in RGB and hsl(117, 62%, 64%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #70DC6A?

#70DC6A is rgb(112, 220, 106) — red 112, green 220, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70DC6A?

#70DC6A converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 52%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70DC6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70DC6A scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70DC6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70DC6A 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 13.1, which is visibly different.

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