Palettes / Colors / #70CEEB

#70CEEB — Light Teal

#70CEEB is a teal color we call Light 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 #70CEEB 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.

#70CEEB 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 #EB8D70; it also sits naturally between #70EBCA and #7091EB. 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 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #70CEEB

.text { color: #70CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #70CEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70CEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 75%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70CEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70CEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 206, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB8D70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #70CEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #70CEEB

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 #70CEEB 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 #70CEEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #70CEEB?

#70CEEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 112, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #70CEEB?

#70CEEB is RGB 112, 206, 235 — HSL 194°, 75%, 68% — CMYK 52%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #70CEEB?

Its complement is #EB8D70; analogous partners are #70EBCA and #7091EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70CEEB for text?

Black text on #70CEEB has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.