Recognised as Colour
#70FFC9
- #70FFC9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#70FFC9 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 255, 201 and HSL 157°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#70FFC9#70FFC9
HEX#70FFC9
RGBrgb(112, 255, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 1, 0.7882
RGB percentages43.9%, 100%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(157.3, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,405,513
CSS custom property--colour: #70FFC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#8F0036
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF70A6
Analogous#70FF82, #70EDFF
Triadic#C970FF, #FFC970
Split complementary#FF70ED, #FF8270
Tetradic#8270FF, #FF70A6, #EDFF70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R112
G255
B201
Red112 (43.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue157.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 70 · G FF · B C9
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