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#70DBBD Color

#70DBBD is rgb(112, 219, 189) in RGB, hsl(163, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 14%) 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70DBBD
HEX#70DBBD
RGBrgb(112, 219, 189)
HSLhsl(163, 60%, 65%)
HSVhsv(163, 49%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.109 173)
LABlab(80.44% -37.82 4.79)
LCHlch(80.44% 38.12 172.79)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.77Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.19Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.8Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.12Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.98Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.78

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

#70DBBD Channel Values

How #70DBBD 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 219 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 60% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 49% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70DBBD 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #70DBBD

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

Base
#70DBBD
Complementary
#DB708F
Analogous
#70DB87
Analogous
#70C4DB
Triadic
#BD70DB
Triadic
#DBBD70
Split comp.
#DB70C4
Split comp.
#DB8770

Tints & Shades of #70DBBD

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

#85E0C6
#95E4CE
#A9EAD7
#BEEFE1
#D2F4EA
#E2F8F2

Shades

#4BD2AC
#31C49A
#289F7D
#1F7A60
#155643
#0D352A

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

How #70DBBD 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#70DBBD
Protanopia#CECEBD
Protanomaly#B0D3BD
Deuteranopia#C0C0C0
Deuteranomaly#A6CBBF
Tritanopia#78D8D8
Tritanomaly#75D9CD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70DBBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70dbbd: #70DBBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70DBBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70dbbd': '#70DBBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.859, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_70dbbd">#70DBBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#70DBBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#70DBBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70DBBD?

#70DBBD is a light green — rgb(112, 219, 189) in RGB and hsl(163, 60%, 65%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #70DBBD?

#70DBBD is rgb(112, 219, 189) — red 112, green 219, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70DBBD?

#70DBBD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70DBBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70DBBD scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #70DBBD 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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