Palettes / Colors / #70DAED

#70DAED — Light Vivid Teal

#70DAED is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #70DAED 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.

#70DAED 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 #ED816E; it also sits naturally between #6EEDC0 and #6E9AED. 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 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #70DAED

.text { color: #70DAED; }
.background { background-color: #70DAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70DAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 218, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 78%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70DAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 218, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70DAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 218, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED816E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #70DAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #70DAED

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 #70DAED 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 #70DAED 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 #70DAED?

#70DAED is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 112, 218, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #70DAED?

#70DAED is RGB 112, 218, 237 — HSL 189°, 78%, 68% — CMYK 53%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #70DAED?

Its complement is #ED816E; analogous partners are #6EEDC0 and #6E9AED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70DAED for text?

Black text on #70DAED has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.