#70b0c6

Color #70b0c6

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#70b0c6

RGB

rgb(112, 176, 198)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 43%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 43.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 11.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.44, -14.69, -17.61)

LCH

lch(68.44, 22.93, 230.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0728, 221.77)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 43.9%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c68670

Analogous

#70c6b1

#70b0c6

#7085c6

Triadic

#70b0c6

#c670b0

#b0c670

Split-complementary

#70b0c6

#c67085

#c6b170

Tetradic

#70b0c6

#8670c6

#c68670

#b0c670

Square

#70b0c6

#b170c6

#c68670

#85c670

Shades

Color #70b0c6 mixed toward black.

#4b9cb7

#3b7d94

#2c5e6f

#1d3f4a

#0f1f25

Tints

Color #70b0c6 mixed toward white.

#88bdd0

#a0cad9

#b8d8e3

#cfe5ec

#e7f2f6

Tones

Color #70b0c6 mixed toward gray.

#77adbf

#7ea9b8

#86a6b1

#8da2a9

#949fa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091c1 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#8c87c0 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#74bdbc · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #70b0c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70b0c6]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#70b0c6 (#70b0c6) is rgb(112, 176, 198) in RGB.

No, #70b0c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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