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Colour

#70CACC

  • #70CACC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#70CACC is a cyan with RGB values 112, 202, 204 and HSL 181°, 47%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#70CACC#70CACC
HEX#70CACC
RGBrgb(112, 202, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7922, 0.8
RGB percentages43.9%, 79.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(181.3, 47.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 45.1%, 80%)
CMYK45.1%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,391,948
CSS custom property--colour: #70CACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8F3533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3FCFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7270
Analogous#70CCA0, #709CCC
Triadic#CC70CA, #CACC70
Split complementary#CC709C, #CCA070
Tetradic#A070CC, #CC7270, #9CCC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F4F4
Lighter +20%#BBE6E7
Lighter +10%#96D8D9
Darker −10%#4ABCBF
Darker −20%#389C9E
Darker −30%#2B7678
Darker −40%#1D5153
More saturated +25%#58E1E4
Less saturated −25%#88B3B4

Channel breakdown

R112
G202
B204
Red112 (43.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue181.3°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G CA · B CC

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