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Recognised as Colour

#70B4BA

  • #70B4BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70B4BA is a cyan with RGB values 112, 180, 186 and HSL 185°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70B4BA#70B4BA
HEX#70B4BA
RGBrgb(112, 180, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7059, 0.7294
RGB percentages43.9%, 70.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(184.9, 34.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 39.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK39.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,386,298
CSS custom property--colour: #70B4BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8F4B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAFBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA5BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#50B9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 17.3Powder blue · ΔE 18Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7670
Analogous#70BA9B, #708FBA
Triadic#BA70B4, #B4BA70
Split complementary#BA708F, #BA9B70
Tetradic#9B70BA, #BA7670, #8FBA70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFC
Lighter +30%#D7EAEC
Lighter +20%#B5D8DB
Lighter +10%#92C6CB
Darker −10%#50A0A7
Darker −20%#407F84
Darker −30%#2F5E62
Darker −40%#1F3D3F
More saturated +25%#55CAD4
Less saturated −25%#8B9E9F

Channel breakdown

R112
G180
B186
Red112 (43.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue184.86°
Saturation (HSL)34.91%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G B4 · B BA

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