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Recognised as Colour

#70BDA8

  • #70BDA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#70BDA8 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 189, 168 and HSL 164°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#70BDA8#70BDA8
HEX#70BDA8
RGBrgb(112, 189, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7412, 0.6588
RGB percentages43.9%, 74.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(163.6, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 11.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,388,584
CSS custom property--colour: #70BDA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8F4257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B4A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABABA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#57BFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7085
Analogous#70BD82, #70ACBD
Triadic#A870BD, #BDA870
Split complementary#BD70AB, #BD8270
Tetradic#8270BD, #BD7085, #ACBD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9EDE8
Lighter +20%#B6DDD2
Lighter +10%#93CDBD
Darker −10%#4FAB92
Darker −20%#3F8874
Darker −30%#2F6556
Darker −40%#1F4239
More saturated +25%#56D7B4
Less saturated −25%#8AA39C

Channel breakdown

R112
G189
B168
Red112 (43.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G BD · B A8

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