70BFBB

#70BFBB closest to Castaway

#70BFBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(112, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 38% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #70BFBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #70BFBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#70BFBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#70BFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #70BFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9ADBC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B9BB
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9ADBC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9BB4BC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4DC3BE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #63C1BC
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4B5B4

#70BFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#70BFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#70BFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#70BFBB in CSS

/* Castaway */
.color { color: #70BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #70BFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #70BFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(112 191 187);
color: hsl(177 38% 59%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.078 191.4);

#70BFBB FAQ

What color is #70BFBB?

#70BFBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Castaway. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #70BFBB?

#70BFBB is rgb(112, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(177, 38%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #70BFBB?

The complementary color of #70BFBB is #BF7074, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #70BFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #70BFBB: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #70BFBB a warm or cool color?

#70BFBB is a cool color.