Close to Medium Turquoise

#70CCCC

#70CCCC is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Medium Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 80% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 47% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.88:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

11.20:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.88:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.20:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #70CCCC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#70CCCC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #70CCCC

What color is #70CCCC?

#70CCCC is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Medium Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 80% green, and 80% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 47% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #70CCCC in RGB?

#70CCCC is rgb(112, 204, 204): 112 red, 204 green, and 204 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #70CCCC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(45, 0, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #70CCCC?

PANTONE 310 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #70CCCC?

Its complement #F3ABA9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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