What color is #70A7AC?

#70A7AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A7AC?

The RGB value is 112, 167, 172: 112 red, 167 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A7AC?

The complementary color is #AC7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A7AC color

#70A7AC rgb(112, 167, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70A7AC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 65.5% green and 67.5% blue (112, 167, 172).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#70A7AC color codes

HEX	`#70A7AC`
RGB	`rgb(112, 167, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 65.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, -16.71, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 18.67, 206.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.945, 34.059, 44.123)`
Decimal	`7382956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A7AC, 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 #70A7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	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 #70A7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a7ac; }
.text { color: #70a7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 167 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a7ac, #7089ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70A7AC?: #70A7AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A7AC?: The RGB value is 112, 167, 172: 112 red, 167 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A7AC?: The complementary color is #AC7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.