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Recognised as Colour

#70D8CA

  • #70D8CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#70D8CA is a cyan with RGB values 112, 216, 202 and HSL 172°, 57%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#70D8CA#70D8CA
HEX#70D8CA
RGBrgb(112, 216, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8471, 0.7922
RGB percentages43.9%, 84.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(171.9, 57.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 48.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK48.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,395,530
CSS custom property--colour: #70D8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#8F2735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3CDCD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.7Turquoise · ΔE 10.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8707E
Analogous#70D896, #70B2D8
Triadic#CA70D8, #D8CA70
Split complementary#D870B2, #D89670
Tetradic#9670D8, #D8707E, #B2D870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F9F7
Lighter +20%#C0EEE8
Lighter +10%#98E3D9
Darker −10%#48CDBB
Darker −20%#30B2A0
Darker −30%#268A7C
Darker −40%#1B6158
More saturated +25%#59EFDB
Less saturated −25%#87C1B9

Channel breakdown

R112
G216
B202
Red112 (43.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue171.92°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G D8 · B CA

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