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#70C7AF Color

#70C7AF is rgb(112, 199, 175) in RGB, hsl(163, 44%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 22%) 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 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70C7AF
HEX#70C7AF
RGBrgb(112, 199, 175)
HSLhsl(163, 44%, 61%)
HSVhsv(163, 44%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.092 173.9)
LABlab(74.28% -31.83 3.43)
LCHlch(74.28% 32.01 173.84)

What #70C7AF 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 #70C7AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.75Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.49Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.08Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.55Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.8Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.05

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

#70C7AF Channel Values

How #70C7AF 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 199 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 44% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 44% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70C7AF 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70C7AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70C7AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70C7AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70C7AF
Complementary
#C77089
Analogous
#70C783
Analogous
#70B4C7
Triadic
#AF70C7
Triadic
#C7AF70
Split comp.
#C770B4
Split comp.
#C78370

Tints & Shades of #70C7AF

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

#82CEB9
#98D7C5
#ABDED0
#BDE5DA
#CFECE4
#E5F5F1

Shades

#52BC9E
#40A589
#358870
#286755
#1D493D
#112C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70C7AF.

How #70C7AF 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#70C7AF
Protanopia#BCBCAF
Protanomaly#A3C0AF
Deuteranopia#B0B0B1
Deuteranomaly#9BBAB0
Tritanopia#76C4C4
Tritanomaly#73C5BC
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70C7AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70c7af: #70C7AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70C7AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70c7af': '#70C7AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.780, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_70c7af">#70C7AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#70C7AF"

More Green Colors

#70C7AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70C7AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70C7AF?

#70C7AF is a light green — rgb(112, 199, 175) in RGB and hsl(163, 44%, 61%) 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 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #70C7AF?

#70C7AF is rgb(112, 199, 175) — red 112, green 199, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70C7AF?

#70C7AF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70C7AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70C7AF scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70C7AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70C7AF 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 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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