What color is #70A8A7?

#70A8A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A8A7?

The RGB value is 112, 168, 167: 112 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A8A7?

The complementary color is #A87071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A8A7 color

#70A8A7 rgb(112, 168, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70A8A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 65.9% green and 65.5% blue (112, 168, 167).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#70A8A7 color codes

HEX	`#70A8A7`
RGB	`rgb(112, 168, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 65.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -18.46, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 19.21, 196.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.657, 34.238, 41.703)`
Decimal	`7383207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A8A7, 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 #70A8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #70A8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a8a7; }
.text { color: #70a8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 168 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a8a7, #708da8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70A8A7?: #70A8A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A8A7?: The RGB value is 112, 168, 167: 112 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A8A7?: The complementary color is #A87071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.