Palettes / Colors / #70DBCB

#70DBCB — Teal

#70DBCB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #70DBCB 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.

#70DBCB 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 #DB7080; it also sits naturally between #70DB96 and #70B6DB. 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 86% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #70DBCB

.text { color: #70DBCB; }
.background { background-color: #70DBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70DBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 219, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70DBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 219, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70DBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 219, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB7080:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #70DBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #70DBCB

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 #70DBCB 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 #70DBCB 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

← #70DBCA  ·  #70DBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #70DBCB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #70DBCB?

#70DBCB is RGB 112, 219, 203 — HSL 171°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #70DBCB?

Its complement is #DB7080; analogous partners are #70DB96 and #70B6DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70DBCB for text?

Black text on #70DBCB has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.