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#70D7BF Color

#70D7BF is rgb(112, 215, 191) in RGB, hsl(166, 56%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 16%) 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 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70D7BF
HEX#70D7BF
RGBrgb(112, 215, 191)
HSLhsl(166, 56%, 64%)
HSVhsv(166, 48%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.103 176.5)
LABlab(79.32% -35.81 2.12)
LCHlch(79.32% 35.87 176.61)

What #70D7BF 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 #70D7BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.46Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.11Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.01Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.41Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.58Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.66

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

#70D7BF Channel Values

How #70D7BF 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 215 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 56% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 48% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70D7BF 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70D7BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70D7BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70D7BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70D7BF
Complementary
#D77088
Analogous
#70D78B
Analogous
#70BBD7
Triadic
#BF70D7
Triadic
#D7BF70
Split comp.
#D770BB
Split comp.
#D78B70

Tints & Shades of #70D7BF

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

#84DCC8
#98E2D1
#ABE7D9
#BBECE1
#CFF2EA
#E3F7F2

Shades

#4CCDAF
#35BB9C
#2B977E
#227763
#185446
#0F342B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70D7BF.

How #70D7BF 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#70D7BF
Protanopia#CACABF
Protanomaly#ADCFBF
Deuteranopia#BDBDC1
Deuteranomaly#A4C8C0
Tritanopia#76D4D4
Tritanomaly#74D5CC
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70D7BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70d7bf: #70D7BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70D7BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70d7bf': '#70D7BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.843, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_70d7bf">#70D7BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#70D7BF"

More Green Colors

#70D7BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70D7BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70D7BF?

#70D7BF is a light green — rgb(112, 215, 191) in RGB and hsl(166, 56%, 64%) 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #70D7BF?

#70D7BF is rgb(112, 215, 191) — red 112, green 215, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70D7BF?

#70D7BF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 11%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70D7BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70D7BF scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70D7BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70D7BF 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 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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