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Colour

#70BBC3

  • #70BBC3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70BBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 187, 195 and HSL 186°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70BBC3#70BBC3
HEX#70BBC3
RGBrgb(112, 187, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7333, 0.7647
RGB percentages43.9%, 73.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(185.8, 40.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 42.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,388,099
CSS custom property--colour: #70BBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8F443C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ABC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4AC1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C37870
Analogous#70C3A2, #7091C3
Triadic#C370BB, #BBC370
Split complementary#C37091, #C3A270
Tetradic#A270C3, #C37870, #91C370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEF0
Lighter +20%#B8DDE1
Lighter +10%#94CCD2
Darker −10%#4CAAB4
Darker −20%#3D8890
Darker −30%#2E666C
Darker −40%#1E4449
More saturated +25%#57CFDC
Less saturated −25%#89A7AA

Channel breakdown

R112
G187
B195
Red112 (43.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue185.78°
Saturation (HSL)40.89%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G BB · B C3

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