What color is #70CECD?

#70CECD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70CECD?

The RGB value is 112, 206, 205: 112 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70CECD?

The complementary color is #CE7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70CECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70CECD color

#70CECD rgb(112, 206, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70CECD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (112, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 49% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#70CECD color codes

HEX	`#70CECD`
RGB	`rgb(112, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 49%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 46%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.28, -28.08, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.28, 29.25, 196.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.768, 51.992, 65.686)`
Decimal	`7392973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70CECD, 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 #70CECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70CECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #70CECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70cecd; }
.text { color: #70cecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70cecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70cecd, #70a0ce); }

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Questions

What color is #70CECD?: #70CECD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70CECD?: The RGB value is 112, 206, 205: 112 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70CECD?: The complementary color is #CE7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70CECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.