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Recognised as Colour

#70BDB6

  • #70BDB6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70BDB6 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 189, 182 and HSL 175°, 37%, 59%. 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

#70BDB6#70BDB6
HEX#70BDB6
RGBrgb(112, 189, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7412, 0.7137
RGB percentages43.9%, 74.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(174.5, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 3.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,388,598
CSS custom property--colour: #70BDB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8F4249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B6B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ABB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#50C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Light seagreen · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7077
Analogous#70BD90, #709EBD
Triadic#B670BD, #BDB670
Split complementary#BD709E, #BD9070
Tetradic#8F70BD, #BD7077, #9DBD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9EDEB
Lighter +20%#B6DDDA
Lighter +10%#93CDC8
Darker −10%#4FABA3
Darker −20%#3F8881
Darker −30%#2F6560
Darker −40%#1F423F
More saturated +25%#56D7CB
Less saturated −25%#8AA3A1

Channel breakdown

R112
G189
B182
Red112 (43.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G BD · B B6

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