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Recognised as Colour

#70A38D

  • #70A38D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70A38D is a cyan with RGB values 112, 163, 141 and HSL 154°, 22%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70A38D#70A38D
HEX#70A38D
RGBrgb(112, 163, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6392, 0.5529
RGB percentages43.9%, 63.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(154.1, 21.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.1, 31.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK31.3%, 0%, 13.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,381,901
CSS custom property--colour: #70A38D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8F5C72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98968Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#64A39Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.2Light seagreen · ΔE 20.2Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.9Teal · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37086
Analogous#70A374, #709FA3
Triadic#8D70A3, #A38D70
Split complementary#A370A0, #A37470
Tetradic#7370A3, #A37086, #9FA370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF3F0
Lighter +30%#CDDFD7
Lighter +20%#AECBBE
Lighter +10%#8FB7A6
Darker −10%#588873
Darker −20%#446959
Darker −30%#304A3F
Darker −40%#1C2B25
More saturated +25%#53C091
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R112
G163
B141
Red112 (43.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue154.12°
Saturation (HSL)21.7%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G A3 · B 8D

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