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Recognised as Colour

#70CDC2

  • #70CDC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#70CDC2 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 205, 194 and HSL 173°, 48%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#70CDC2#70CDC2
HEX#70CDC2
RGBrgb(112, 205, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8039, 0.7608
RGB percentages43.9%, 80.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(172.9, 48.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 45.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK45.4%, 0%, 5.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,392,706
CSS custom property--colour: #70CDC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#8F323D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C4C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B8C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#45D1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD707B
Analogous#70CD93, #70AACD
Triadic#C270CD, #CDC270
Split complementary#CD70AA, #CD9370
Tetradic#9370CD, #CD707B, #AACD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F5F2
Lighter +20%#BCE7E2
Lighter +10%#96DAD2
Darker −10%#4AC0B2
Darker −20%#389F93
Darker −30%#2A7A70
Darker −40%#1D544D
More saturated +25%#58E5D4
Less saturated −25%#88B5B0

Channel breakdown

R112
G205
B194
Red112 (43.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue172.9°
Saturation (HSL)48.19%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G CD · B C2

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