HEX atlas value

#70A659

#70A659 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 112, 166, 89, HSL 102, 30%, 50%, has luminance 0.3144, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#70A659 Sample readable text

HEX #70A659

RGB rgb(112, 166, 89)

HSL hsl(102 30% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 46, 35)

Luminance 0.3144

Contrast Black 7.29:1White 2.88:1

CSS

--color-70a659: #70A659;
.background-70a659 { background-color: #70A659; }
.text-70a659 { color: #70A659; }

Luminance0.3144

Black text7.29:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#70A659","rgb":[112,166,89],"hsl":[102,30,50],"cmyk":[33,0,46,35],"luminance":0.3144,"contrast":{"black":7.29,"white":2.88}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A4C695","hex":"#A4C695","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.09,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#65C23D","hex":"#65C23D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.34,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#96A659","hex":"#96A659","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.9,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#59A669","hex":"#59A669","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Moss Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/70a659.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F59A6","analogous":["#96A659","#59A669"],"triadic":["#5970A6","#A65970"],"tetradic":["#5996A6","#8F59A6","#A66959"],"splitComplementary":["#6959A6","#A65996"],"monochromatic":["#A4C695","#70A659","#486A39"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A4C695","dark":"#486A39","saturated":"#65C23D","desaturated":"#7B8A75","pastel":"#BBC9B6","neon":"#69FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":28.705400188814647},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":44.090815370097204},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":46.32493928760188},{"slug":"eucalyptus","name":"Eucalyptus","hex":"#5F8575","distance":46.49731175025068}]

HEX meaning and use

About #70A659

#70A659 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #70A659 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 112, 166, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 102deg with 30% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3144, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.29:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #70A659 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A4C695#000000 text · best 11.09:1#A4C695

#65C23D#000000 text · best 9.34:1#65C23D

#96A659#000000 text · best 7.9:1#96A659

#59A669#000000 text · best 7.08:1#59A669

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Generated Palette

#70A659#70A659

#8F59A6#8F59A6

#96A659#96A659

#59A669#59A669

#A4C695#A4C695

#486A39#486A39

Color Harmonies

#8F59A6#8F59A6

#96A659#96A659

#59A669#59A669

#5970A6#5970A6

#A65970#A65970

Variants

#A4C695#A4C695

#486A39#486A39

#65C23D#65C23D

#7B8A75#7B8A75

#BBC9B6#BBC9B6

#69FF29#69FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Agave#6F8F72

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Smoke#738276

Eucalyptus#5F8575

#70A659

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #70A659

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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