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#70DBBF Color

#70DBBF is rgb(112, 219, 191) in RGB, hsl(164, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 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 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70DBBF
HEX#70DBBF
RGBrgb(112, 219, 191)
HSLhsl(164, 60%, 65%)
HSVhsv(164, 49%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.108 174.3)
LABlab(80.49% -37.47 3.79)
LCHlch(80.49% 37.66 174.22)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.38Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.77Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.36Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.75Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.44Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.01

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

#70DBBF Channel Values

How #70DBBF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 60% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 49% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70DBBF 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 text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #70DBBF

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

Base
#70DBBF
Complementary
#DB708D
Analogous
#70DB89
Analogous
#70C2DB
Triadic
#BF70DB
Triadic
#DBBF70
Split comp.
#DB70C2
Split comp.
#DB8970

Tints & Shades of #70DBBF

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

#85E0C8
#95E4CF
#A9EAD8
#BEEFE2
#D2F4EB
#E2F8F2

Shades

#4BD2AE
#31C49D
#289F7F
#1F7A62
#155645
#0D352A

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

How #70DBBF 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#70DBBF
Protanopia#CECEBF
Protanomaly#B0D3BF
Deuteranopia#C0C0C1
Deuteranomaly#A6CBC0
Tritanopia#77D8D8
Tritanomaly#75D9CE
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70DBBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70dbbf: #70DBBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70DBBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70dbbf': '#70DBBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.859, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_70dbbf">#70DBBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#70DBBF"

More Green Colors

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

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#70DBBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70DBBF?

#70DBBF is a light green — rgb(112, 219, 191) in RGB and hsl(164, 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 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #70DBBF?

#70DBBF is rgb(112, 219, 191) — red 112, green 219, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70DBBF?

#70DBBF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70DBBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70DBBF scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #70DBBF 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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