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Recognised as Colour

#70A08D

  • #70A08D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70A08D is a cyan with RGB values 112, 160, 141 and HSL 156°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70A08D#70A08D
HEX#70A08D
RGBrgb(112, 160, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6275, 0.5529
RGB percentages43.9%, 62.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(156.3, 20.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.3, 30%, 62.7%)
CMYK30%, 0%, 11.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,381,133
CSS custom property--colour: #70A08D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#8F5F72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9A8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95948Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65A09Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8Light seagreen · ΔE 20.8Teal · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A07083
Analogous#70A075, #709BA0
Triadic#8D70A0, #A08D70
Split complementary#A0709B, #A07570
Tetradic#7570A0, #A07083, #9BA070

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF1EF
Lighter +30%#CCDDD6
Lighter +20%#ADC9BE
Lighter +10%#8FB4A5
Darker −10%#588573
Darker −20%#446659
Darker −30%#30483E
Darker −40%#1B2923
More saturated +25%#52BE93
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R112
G160
B141
Red112 (43.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue156.25°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G A0 · B 8D

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