What color is #70D7CF?

#70D7CF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70D7CF?

The RGB value is 112, 215, 207: 112 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70D7CF?

The complementary color is #D77078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70D7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70D7CF color

#70D7CF rgb(112, 215, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70D7CF is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (112, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 56% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#70D7CF color codes

HEX	`#70D7CF`
RGB	`rgb(112, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 56%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 48%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, -31.9, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 32.34, 189.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.24, 56.547, 67.708)`
Decimal	`7395279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70D7CF, 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 #70D7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70D7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #70D7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70d7cf; }
.text { color: #70d7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70d7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70d7cf, #70acd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70D7CF?: #70D7CF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70D7CF?: The RGB value is 112, 215, 207: 112 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70D7CF?: The complementary color is #D77078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70D7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.