#437070 Color

#437070 is rgb(67, 112, 112) in RGB, hsl(180, 25%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ming (#36747D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#437070

HEX#437070

RGBrgb(67, 112, 112)

HSLhsl(180, 25%, 35%)

HSVhsv(180, 40%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.05 195.7)

LABlab(44.01% -16.13 -5.16)

LCHlch(44.01% 16.94 197.74)

What #437070 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #437070, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ming#36747DΔE 6.86 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 8.21 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8.81 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 8.89 Cadet#536872ΔE 10.5 Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 10.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#437070 Channel Values

How #437070 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 67 · G 112 · B 112	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 25% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 40% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.54:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #437070 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #437070

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #437070; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #437070

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #437070 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#437070

Protanopia#6A6A70

Protanomaly#5D6C70

Deuteranopia#646471

Deuteranomaly#586971

Tritanopia#437070

Tritanomaly#437070

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #437070 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-437070: #437070;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #437070;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-437070': '#437070' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.439, blue: 0.439)

Android XML<color name="color_437070">#437070</color>

SVG fillfill="#437070"

More Teal Colors

#437070 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

43b3ae 416b68 45ded6 40e0d0 46ecd5 3ab09e 477476 3aa8c1 47abcc 3aa8b6 47d1ff 395e60 5cbfcc 7df9ff 9bd6ee b9e3f3 d8ecf3 002424 006666 0099cc 00f0f0 0d3f3f 197194 24ffff

#437070 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #437070?

#437070 is a dark teal — rgb(67, 112, 112) in RGB and hsl(180, 25%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ming (#36747D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #437070?

#437070 is rgb(67, 112, 112) — red 67, green 112, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #437070?

#437070 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #437070 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #437070 scores 5.54:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #437070 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #437070 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.5, which is visibly different.

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