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#70C7B4 Color

#70C7B4 is rgb(112, 199, 180) in RGB, hsl(167, 44%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 10%, 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 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70C7B4
HEX#70C7B4
RGBrgb(112, 199, 180)
HSLhsl(167, 44%, 61%)
HSVhsv(167, 44%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 10%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.089 178)
LABlab(74.39% -30.95 0.91)
LCHlch(74.39% 30.97 178.32)

What #70C7B4 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 #70C7B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.58Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.78Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.76Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.77Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.42

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

#70C7B4 Channel Values

How #70C7B4 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 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 44% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 44% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70C7B4 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 text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70C7B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70C7B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70C7B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70C7B4
Complementary
#C77083
Analogous
#70C789
Analogous
#70AFC7
Triadic
#B470C7
Triadic
#C7B470
Split comp.
#C770AF
Split comp.
#C78970

Tints & Shades of #70C7B4

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

#82CEBE
#98D7C9
#ABDED3
#BDE5DD
#CFECE6
#E5F5F2

Shades

#52BCA5
#40A58F
#358876
#286759
#1D4940
#112C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70C7B4.

How #70C7B4 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#70C7B4
Protanopia#BCBCB4
Protanomaly#A3C0B4
Deuteranopia#B0B0B6
Deuteranomaly#9BBAB5
Tritanopia#75C5C5
Tritanomaly#73C6BE
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70C7B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70c7b4: #70C7B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70C7B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70c7b4': '#70C7B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.780, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_70c7b4">#70C7B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#70C7B4"

More Green Colors

#70C7B4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#70C7B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70C7B4?

#70C7B4 is a light green — rgb(112, 199, 180) in RGB and hsl(167, 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 7.

What is the RGB value of #70C7B4?

#70C7B4 is rgb(112, 199, 180) — red 112, green 199, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70C7B4?

#70C7B4 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 10%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70C7B4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70C7B4 scores 2:1 against white and 10.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70C7B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70C7B4 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 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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