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#70E181 Color

#70E181 is rgb(112, 225, 129) in RGB, hsl(129, 65%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 43%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70E181
HEX#70E181
RGBrgb(112, 225, 129)
HSLhsl(129, 65%, 66%)
HSVhsv(129, 50%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 43%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.169 147)
LABlab(81.24% -48.74 36.61)
LCHlch(81.24% 60.96 143.09)

What #70E181 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 #70E181, 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.

#70E181 Channel Values

How #70E181 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 225 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 65% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 50% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70E181 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70E181 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70E181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70E181; 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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Tints & Shades of #70E181

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70E181.

How #70E181 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#70E181
Protanopia#D3D382
Protanomaly#B4D981
Deuteranopia#C5C585
Deuteranomaly#A9D184
Tritanopia#84D8D8
Tritanomaly#7CDCBB
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70E181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70e181: #70E181;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70E181;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70e181': '#70E181' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.882, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_70e181">#70E181</color>
SVG fillfill="#70E181"

More Green Colors

#70E181 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70E181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70E181?

#70E181 is a light green — rgb(112, 225, 129) in RGB and hsl(129, 65%, 66%) 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 4.43.

What is the RGB value of #70E181?

#70E181 is rgb(112, 225, 129) — red 112, green 225, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70E181?

#70E181 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 43%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70E181 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70E181 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70E181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70E181 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 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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