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#70CDB2 Color

#70CDB2 is rgb(112, 205, 178) in RGB, hsl(163, 48%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70CDB2
HEX#70CDB2
RGBrgb(112, 205, 178)
HSLhsl(163, 48%, 62%)
HSVhsv(163, 45%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.098 172.7)
LABlab(76.11% -33.87 4.44)
LCHlch(76.11% 34.16 172.53)

What #70CDB2 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 #70CDB2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.18Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.23Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.65Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.71Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.46Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.71

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

#70CDB2 Channel Values

How #70CDB2 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 205 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 48% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 45% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70CDB2 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70CDB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70CDB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70CDB2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70CDB2
Complementary
#CD708A
Analogous
#70CD84
Analogous
#70B8CD
Triadic
#B270CD
Triadic
#CDB270
Split comp.
#CD70B8
Split comp.
#CD8470

Tints & Shades of #70CDB2

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

#82D3BC
#95DAC6
#A8E1D1
#BFE8DD
#D2EFE7
#E5F6F1

Shades

#51C2A2
#3CAA8B
#318C72
#266D59
#1C4F41
#102D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70CDB2.

How #70CDB2 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#70CDB2
Protanopia#C1C1B2
Protanomaly#A7C6B2
Deuteranopia#B5B5B4
Deuteranomaly#9EBFB3
Tritanopia#77CACA
Tritanomaly#74CBC1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70CDB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70cdb2: #70CDB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70CDB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70cdb2': '#70CDB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.804, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_70cdb2">#70CDB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#70CDB2"

More Green Colors

#70CDB2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70CDB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70CDB2?

#70CDB2 is a light green — rgb(112, 205, 178) in RGB and hsl(163, 48%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #70CDB2?

#70CDB2 is rgb(112, 205, 178) — red 112, green 205, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70CDB2?

#70CDB2 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70CDB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70CDB2 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70CDB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70CDB2 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 5.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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