#70BCBF#70BCBF
#70BCBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.076 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #70BCBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 188, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 38%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 41%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.4%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, -22.72, -8.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 24.41, 201.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.0715 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.076 198.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0657, 43.1702, 55.8177) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#70BCBF #BF7370
analogous
#70BF9A #70BCBF #7095BF
triadic
#70BCBF #BF70BC #BCBF70
tetradic
#70BCBF #9A70BF #BF7370 #95BF70
square
#70BCBF #9A70BF #BF7370 #95BF70
split-complementary
#70BCBF #BF7095 #BF9A70
monochromatic
#387A7D #4BA4A7 #70BCBF #9AD0D2 #C5E4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#70BCBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#70BCBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #70BCBF
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##70BCBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##70BCBF | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B6BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CC1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #70bcbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 188, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.076 198.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dd0d2',
500: '#70bcbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #70bcbf; $custom-light: #9dd0d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#70bcbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 188,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.278,
"s": 38.164,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74719,
"c": 0.0756,
"h": 198.9
},
"luminance": 0.43173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#70BCBF
secondary
#D5B7B6
accent
#5E5ACE
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F9F9
border
#CDD2D2
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8282