#70aaaa

Color #70aaaa

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#70aaaa

RGB

rgb(112, 170, 170)

HSL

hsl(180, 25.4%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 34.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 0%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.82, -18.77, -6.01)

LCH

lch(65.82, 19.71, 197.75)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0604, 195.85)

HWB

hwb(180, 43.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7070

Analogous

#70aa8d

#70aaaa

#708daa

Triadic

#70aaaa

#aa70aa

#aaaa70

Split-complementary

#70aaaa

#aa708d

#aa8d70

Tetradic

#70aaaa

#7070aa

#aa7070

#aaaa70

Square

#70aaaa

#8d70aa

#aa7070

#8daa70

Shades

Color #70aaaa mixed toward black.

#589393

#467676

#355858

#233b3b

#121d1d

Tints

Color #70aaaa mixed toward white.

#88b8b8

#a0c6c6

#b8d4d4

#cfe3e3

#e7f1f1

Tones

Color #70aaaa mixed toward gray.

#75a5a5

#7aa0a0

#7f9b9b

#839797

#889292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8daa · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#8985aa · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#74aaaa · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 17.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #70aaaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70aaaa]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#70aaaa (#70aaaa) is rgb(112, 170, 170) in RGB.

No, #70aaaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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