Recognised as Colour

#70A895

#70A895
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#70A895 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 168, 149 and HSL 160°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70A895#70A895

HEX#70A895

RGBrgb(112, 168, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6588, 0.5843

RGB percentages43.9%, 65.9%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(159.6, 24.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(159.6, 33.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 11.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,383,189

CSS custom property--colour: #70A895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#8F576A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A194no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9A96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#61A9A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7 Teal · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A87083

Analogous#70A879, #709FA8

Triadic#9570A8, #A89570

Split complementary#A8709F, #A87970

Tetradic#7970A8, #A87083, #9FA870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF5F3

Lighter +30%#CFE2DC

Lighter +20%#AFCFC4

Lighter +10%#90BBAD

Darker −10%#578E7B

Darker −20%#436F60

Darker −30%#304F44

Darker −40%#1D2F29

More saturated +25%#53C59E

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R112

G168

B149

Red112 (43.9%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue159.64°

Saturation (HSL)24.35%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 70 · G A8 · B 95

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