What color is #70999E?

#70999E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70999E?

The RGB value is 112, 153, 158: 112 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70999E?

The complementary color is #9E7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70999E color

#70999E rgb(112, 153, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70999E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 60% green and 62% blue (112, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#70999E color codes

HEX	`#70999E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, -12.7, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 14.57, 209.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.243, 28.695, 36.602)`
Decimal	`7379358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70999E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #70999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #70999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70999e; }
.text { color: #70999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70999e, #70829e); }

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Questions

What color is #70999E?: #70999E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70999E?: The RGB value is 112, 153, 158: 112 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70999E?: The complementary color is #9E7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.