Palettes / Colors / #70CBDB

#70CBDB — Teal

#70CBDB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #70CBDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#70CBDB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DB8070; it also sits naturally between #70DBB6 and #7096DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 80% · Blue 86%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #70CBDB

.text { color: #70CBDB; }
.background { background-color: #70CBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70CBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 203, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70CBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 203, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70CBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 203, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#70CBDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#70CBDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #70CBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB8070:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #70CBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #70CBDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #70CBDB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #70CBDB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #70CBDA  ·  #70CBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #70CBDB?

#70CBDB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 112, 203, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #70CBDB?

#70CBDB is RGB 112, 203, 219 — HSL 189°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 49%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #70CBDB?

Its complement is #DB8070; analogous partners are #70DBB6 and #7096DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70CBDB for text?

Black text on #70CBDB has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.