Nasty Green Color
Nasty Green is a yellow green color with hex code #70B23F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with nasty green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Nasty Green Color Values
What Does Nasty Green Mean?
Nasty Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Nasty Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Nasty Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong yellow green, #7E9F2E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Nasty Green
Nasty Green and #803EB1 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AAB13E and #3EB146, which sit beside nasty green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair nasty green with triadic partners #3E70B1 and #B13E70. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Leaf —
#71AA34(Delta E 4) - Turtle Green —
#75B84F(Delta E 5) - Grass —
#5CAC2D(Delta E 7) - Apple —
#4FA83D(Delta E 9) - Christi —
#67A712(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #70B23F; }
.background { background-color: #70B23F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70B23F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #70B23F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for nasty green?
Nasty Green has the hex code #70B23F. In RGB notation it is rgb(112, 178, 63), in HSL it is hsl(94, 48%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.695, 0.163, 134.3.
What does the color nasty green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like nasty green carry distinct psychological associations. Nasty Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Nasty Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with nasty green?
Nasty Green has three easy routes: its complement #803EB1 for punch, its neighbors #AAB13E and #3EB146 for something calmer, or triadic partners #3E70B1 and #B13E70 when you want energy.
Is nasty green a standard web color?
No — Nasty Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #70B23F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make nasty green lighter or darker?
To lighten nasty green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E7F3DD (lightest tint) to #131E0B (darkest shade).
About Nasty Green
Nasty Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #70B23F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.