#70A49D Color

#70A49D is rgb(112, 164, 157) in RGB, hsl(172, 22%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70A49D

HEX#70A49D

RGBrgb(112, 164, 157)

HSLhsl(172, 22%, 54%)

HSVhsv(172, 32%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.056 185.4)

LABlab(63.56% -19.14 -2.18)

LCHlch(63.56% 19.26 186.49)

What #70A49D 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 #70A49D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.81 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 6.4 Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.36 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 9.57 Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.79 Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 10.94

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#70A49D Channel Values

How #70A49D 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 112 · G 164 · B 157	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 172° · S 22% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 172° · S 32% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.81:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70A49D 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70A49D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70A49D; 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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Tints & Shades of #70A49D

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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How #70A49D 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#70A49D

Protanopia#9D9D9D

Protanomaly#8DA09D

Deuteranopia#95959E

Deuteranomaly#889B9E

Tritanopia#71A3A3

Tritanomaly#71A3A1

Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

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Using #70A49D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70a49d: #70A49D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70A49D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70a49d': '#70A49D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.643, blue: 0.616)

Android XML<color name="color_70a49d">#70A49D</color>

SVG fillfill="#70A49D"

More Teal Colors

#70A49D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#70A49D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70A49D?

#70A49D is a mid-tone teal — rgb(112, 164, 157) in RGB and hsl(172, 22%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #70A49D?

#70A49D is rgb(112, 164, 157) — red 112, green 164, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70A49D?

#70A49D converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70A49D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70A49D scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70A49D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70A49D 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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