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Recognised as Colour

#70AAB8

  • #70AAB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70AAB8 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 170, 184 and HSL 192°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70AAB8#70AAB8
HEX#70AAB8
RGBrgb(112, 170, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6667, 0.7216
RGB percentages43.9%, 66.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(191.7, 33.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 39.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK39.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,383,736
CSS custom property--colour: #70AAB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8F5547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A6B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#949DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#53B0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87E70
Analogous#70B8A2, #7086B8
Triadic#B870AA, #AAB870
Split complementary#B87086, #B8A270
Tetradic#A270B8, #B87E70, #86B870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFC
Lighter +30%#D6E7EB
Lighter +20%#B4D3DA
Lighter +10%#92BEC9
Darker −10%#5194A4
Darker −20%#407582
Darker −30%#2F5660
Darker −40%#1F373D
More saturated +25%#55BAD3
Less saturated −25%#8B9A9D

Channel breakdown

R112
G170
B184
Red112 (43.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue191.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.64%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G AA · B B8

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