#70979d

Color #70979d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#70979d

RGB

rgb(112, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(188, 18.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188, 28.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.9, -11.86, -7.49)

LCH

lch(59.9, 14.03, 212.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0437, 207.86)

HWB

hwb(188, 43.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7670

Analogous

#709d8c

#70979d

#70809d

Triadic

#70979d

#9d7097

#979d70

Split-complementary

#70979d

#9d7080

#9d8c70

Tetradic

#70979d

#76709d

#9d7670

#979d70

Square

#70979d

#8c709d

#9d7670

#809d70

Shades

Color #70979d mixed toward black.

#5b7f85

#49666a

#374c50

#243335

#12191b

Tints

Color #70979d mixed toward white.

#88a8ad

#a0babe

#b7cbce

#cfdcde

#e7eeef

Tones

Color #70979d mixed toward gray.

#749499

#779195

#7b8f92

#7f8c8e

#83898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83839c · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#807d9b · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#729a9a · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #70979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70979d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#70979d (#70979d) is rgb(112, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #70979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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