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Recognised as Colour

#70BFBC

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

#70BFBC is a cyan with RGB values 112, 191, 188 and HSL 178°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70BFBC#70BFBC
HEX#70BFBC
RGBrgb(112, 191, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.749, 0.7373
RGB percentages43.9%, 74.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(177.7, 38.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 41.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK41.4%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,389,116
CSS custom property--colour: #70BFBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#8F4043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B8BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ADBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4DC3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3Light seagreen · ΔE 14.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7073
Analogous#70BF95, #709ABF
Triadic#BC70BF, #BFBC70
Split complementary#BF709A, #BF9570
Tetradic#9570BF, #BF7073, #9ABF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DAEEEE
Lighter +20%#B6DFDD
Lighter +10%#93CFCD
Darker −10%#4EAEAA
Darker −20%#3E8B88
Darker −30%#2E6865
Darker −40%#1F4443
More saturated +25%#56D9D4
Less saturated −25%#8AA5A4

Channel breakdown

R112
G191
B188
Red112 (43.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue177.72°
Saturation (HSL)38.16%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G BF · B BC

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