What color is #70BEBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #70BEBB?

The RGB value is 112, 190, 187: 112 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70BEBB?

The complementary color is #BE7073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70BEBB color

#70BEBB rgb(112, 190, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70BEBB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (112, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#70BEBB color codes

HEX	`#70BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(112, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, -24.73, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 25.46, 193.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.062, 43.857, 53.674)`
Decimal	`7388859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70BEBB, 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 #70BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #70BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70bebb; }
.text { color: #70bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70bebb, #709abe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #70BEBB?: #70BEBB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70BEBB?: The RGB value is 112, 190, 187: 112 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70BEBB?: The complementary color is #BE7073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.