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#70CDBA Color

#70CDBA is rgb(112, 205, 186) in RGB, hsl(168, 48%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 9%, 20%) 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 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70CDBA
HEX#70CDBA
RGBrgb(112, 205, 186)
HSLhsl(168, 48%, 62%)
HSVhsv(168, 45%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 9%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.094 178.9)
LABlab(76.28% -32.47 0.42)
LCHlch(76.28% 32.47 179.26)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.16Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.97Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.13Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.12Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.37Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.28

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

#70CDBA Channel Values

How #70CDBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 48% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 45% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70CDBA 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #70CDBA

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

Base
#70CDBA
Complementary
#CD7082
Analogous
#70CD8B
Analogous
#70B1CD
Triadic
#BA70CD
Triadic
#CDBA70
Split comp.
#CD70B1
Split comp.
#CD8B70

Tints & Shades of #70CDBA

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

#82D3C3
#95DACC
#A8E1D5
#BFE8E0
#D2EFE9
#E5F6F2

Shades

#51C2AB
#3CAA94
#318C7A
#266D5F
#1C4F45
#102D27

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

How #70CDBA 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#70CDBA
Protanopia#C1C1BA
Protanomaly#A7C6BA
Deuteranopia#B5B5BC
Deuteranomaly#9EBFBB
Tritanopia#75CBCB
Tritanomaly#73CCC4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70CDBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70cdba: #70CDBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70CDBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70cdba': '#70CDBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.804, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_70cdba">#70CDBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#70CDBA"

More Green Colors

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

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#70CDBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70CDBA?

#70CDBA is a light green — rgb(112, 205, 186) in RGB and hsl(168, 48%, 62%) 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #70CDBA?

#70CDBA is rgb(112, 205, 186) — red 112, green 205, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70CDBA?

#70CDBA converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 9%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70CDBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70CDBA scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #70CDBA 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 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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