What color is #70ACAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #70ACAE?

The RGB value is 112, 172, 174: 112 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70ACAE?

The complementary color is #AE7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70ACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70ACAE color

#70ACAE rgb(112, 172, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70ACAE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (112, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#70ACAE color codes

HEX	`#70ACAE`
RGB	`rgb(112, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, -18.82, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 20.15, 200.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.072, 36.004, 45.454)`
Decimal	`7384238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70ACAE, 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 #70ACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70ACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #70ACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70acae; }
.text { color: #70acae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70acae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70acae, #708dae); }

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Questions

What color is #70ACAE?: #70ACAE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70ACAE?: The RGB value is 112, 172, 174: 112 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70ACAE?: The complementary color is #AE7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70ACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.