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Colour

#70B5AE

  • #70B5AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70B5AE is a cyan with RGB values 112, 181, 174 and HSL 174°, 32%, 57%. 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

#70B5AE#70B5AE
HEX#70B5AE
RGBrgb(112, 181, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7098, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.9%, 71%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(173.9, 31.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 38.1%, 71%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 3.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,386,542
CSS custom property--colour: #70B5AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8F4A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEAEAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#56B8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B57077
Analogous#70B58B, #709AB5
Triadic#AE70B5, #B5AE70
Split complementary#B57099, #B58B70
Tetradic#8C70B5, #B57077, #9AB570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFA
Lighter +30%#D5E9E7
Lighter +20%#B3D8D4
Lighter +10%#92C6C1
Darker −10%#539F98
Darker −20%#417E78
Darker −30%#305C58
Darker −40%#1E3B38
More saturated +25%#55D0C4
Less saturated −25%#8B9A98

Channel breakdown

R112
G181
B174
Red112 (43.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue173.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.8%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G B5 · B AE

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