What color is #70BFB1?

#70BFB1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70BFB1?

The RGB value is 112, 191, 177: 112 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70BFB1?

The complementary color is #BF707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70BFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70BFB1 color

#70BFB1 rgb(112, 191, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70BFB1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 74.9% green and 69.4% blue (112, 191, 177).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#70BFB1 color codes

HEX	`#70BFB1`
RGB	`rgb(112, 191, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 74.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -27.65, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 27.66, 181.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.246, 43.878, 48.304)`
Decimal	`7389105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70BFB1, 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 #70BFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70BFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #70BFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70bfb1; }
.text { color: #70bfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70bfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 191 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70bfb1, #70a5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #70BFB1?: #70BFB1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70BFB1?: The RGB value is 112, 191, 177: 112 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70BFB1?: The complementary color is #BF707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70BFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.