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Recognised as Colour

#70DEE6

  • #70DEE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#70DEE6 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 222, 230 and HSL 184°, 70%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#70DEE6#70DEE6
HEX#70DEE6
RGBrgb(112, 222, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8706, 0.902
RGB percentages43.9%, 87.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(184.1, 70.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.1, 51.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK51.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,397,094
CSS custom property--colour: #70DEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#8F2119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#12E5E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E67870
Analogous#70E6B3, #70A3E6
Triadic#E670DE, #DEE670
Split complementary#E670A3, #E6B370
Tetradic#B370E6, #E67870, #A3E670

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FCFD
Lighter +20%#C7F2F5
Lighter +10%#9BE8EE
Darker −10%#45D4DE
Darker −20%#24C1CC
Darker −30%#1C98A1
Darker −40%#156F75
More saturated +25%#5BF0FB
Less saturated −25%#85CCD1

Channel breakdown

R112
G222
B230
Red112 (43.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue184.07°
Saturation (HSL)70.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G DE · B E6

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