Recognised as Colour

#70A996

#70A996
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#70A996 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 169, 150 and HSL 160°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70A996#70A996

HEX#70A996

RGBrgb(112, 169, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6627, 0.5882

RGB percentages43.9%, 66.3%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(160, 24.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 33.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK33.7%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,383,446

CSS custom property--colour: #70A996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#8F5669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A295no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9B97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#61AAA3no 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 text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7 Teal · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A97083

Analogous#70A97A, #70A0A9

Triadic#9670A9, #A99670

Split complementary#A970A0, #A97A70

Tetradic#7A70A9, #A97083, #A0A970

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF6F4

Lighter +30%#D0E2DC

Lighter +20%#B0CFC5

Lighter +10%#90BCAD

Darker −10%#56907D

Darker −20%#437061

Darker −30%#305045

Darker −40%#1D302A

More saturated +25%#53C6A0

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R112

G169

B150

Red112 (43.9%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)24.89%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 70 · G A9 · B 96

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