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#70C2AB Color

#70C2AB is rgb(112, 194, 171) in RGB, hsl(163, 40%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70C2AB
HEX#70C2AB
RGBrgb(112, 194, 171)
HSLhsl(163, 40%, 60%)
HSVhsv(163, 42%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.088 173.8)
LABlab(72.73% -30.35 3.36)
LCHlch(72.73% 30.54 173.69)

What #70C2AB 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 #70C2AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.99Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.1Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.75Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.62Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.18Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.2

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

#70C2AB Channel Values

How #70C2AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 194 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 40% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 42% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70C2AB 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70C2AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70C2AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70C2AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70C2AB
Complementary
#C27087
Analogous
#70C282
Analogous
#70B0C2
Triadic
#AB70C2
Triadic
#C2AB70
Split comp.
#C270B0
Split comp.
#C28270

Tints & Shades of #70C2AB

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.

Tints

#82C9B5
#97D3C2
#A9DACC
#BFE3D9
#D1EBE4
#E6F4F0

Shades

#54B69A
#439D84
#37816C
#2B6454
#1F473C
#122B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70C2AB.

How #70C2AB 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#70C2AB
Protanopia#B7B7AB
Protanomaly#A0BCAB
Deuteranopia#ACACAD
Deuteranomaly#98B5AC
Tritanopia#75BFBF
Tritanomaly#73C0B8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70C2AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70c2ab: #70C2AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70C2AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70c2ab': '#70C2AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.761, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_70c2ab">#70C2AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#70C2AB"

More Green Colors

#70C2AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70C2AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70C2AB?

#70C2AB is a light green — rgb(112, 194, 171) in RGB and hsl(163, 40%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #70C2AB?

#70C2AB is rgb(112, 194, 171) — red 112, green 194, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70C2AB?

#70C2AB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70C2AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70C2AB scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70C2AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70C2AB 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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