#70a4a9

Color #70a4a9

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#70a4a9

RGB

rgb(112, 164, 169)

HSL

hsl(185.3, 24.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.3, 33.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.7%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.05, -15.87, -8.09)

LCH

lch(64.05, 17.81, 207.01)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0554, 203.51)

HWB

hwb(185.3, 43.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a97570

Analogous

#70a992

#70a4a9

#7087a9

Triadic

#70a4a9

#a970a4

#a4a970

Split-complementary

#70a4a9

#a97087

#a99270

Tetradic

#70a4a9

#7570a9

#a97570

#a4a970

Square

#70a4a9

#9270a9

#a97570

#87a970

Shades

Color #70a4a9 mixed toward black.

#588d92

#467175

#355558

#23383a

#121c1d

Tints

Color #70a4a9 mixed toward white.

#88b3b7

#a0c2c6

#b7d1d4

#cfe1e2

#e7f0f1

Tones

Color #70a4a9 mixed toward gray.

#75a0a4

#799ca0

#7e989b

#839496

#889091

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aa8 · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#8782a8 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#73a7a7 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #70a4a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70a4a9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#70a4a9 (#70a4a9) is rgb(112, 164, 169) in RGB.

No, #70a4a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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