Recognised as Colour

#70C4CF

#70C4CF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#70C4CF is a cyan with RGB values 112, 196, 207 and HSL 187°, 50%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#70C4CF#70C4CF

HEX#70C4CF

RGBrgb(112, 196, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7686, 0.8118

RGB percentages43.9%, 76.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(186.9, 49.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 45.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK45.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,390,415

CSS custom property--colour: #70C4CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#8F3B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8B2CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3FCAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 15.1 Powder blue · ΔE 15.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF7B70

Analogous#70CFAA, #7095CF

Triadic#CF70C4, #C4CF70

Split complementary#CF7095, #CFAA70

Tetradic#AB70CF, #CF7B70, #95CF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3F3F5

Lighter +20%#BCE4E9

Lighter +10%#96D4DC

Darker −10%#4AB4C2

Darker −20%#3796A2

Darker −30%#2A737C

Darker −40%#1D4F56

More saturated +25%#58D6E7

Less saturated −25%#88B2B7

Channel breakdown

R112

G196

B207

Red112 (43.9%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue186.95°

Saturation (HSL)49.74%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G C4 · B CF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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