What color is #70BCCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #70BCCC?

The RGB value is 112, 188, 204: 112 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70BCCC?

The complementary color is #CC8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70BCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70BCCC color

#70BCCC rgb(112, 188, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70BCCC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 73.7% green and 80% blue (112, 188, 204).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 47% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Skydive (#60BFD3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#70BCCC color codes

HEX	`#70BCCC`
RGB	`rgb(112, 188, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 73.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 47%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 45%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -19.34, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 24.73, 218.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.56, 43.768, 63.689)`
Decimal	`7388364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70BCCC, 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 #70BCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70BCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #70BCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70bccc; }
.text { color: #70bccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70bccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 188 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70bccc, #708ecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #70BCCC?: #70BCCC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Skydive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70BCCC?: The RGB value is 112, 188, 204: 112 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70BCCC?: The complementary color is #CC8070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70BCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.