Recognised as Colour
#078F7A
- #078F7A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#078F7A is a cyan with RGB values 7, 143, 122 and HSL 171°, 91%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#078F7A#078F7A
HEX#078F7A
RGBrgb(7, 143, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5608, 0.4784
RGB percentages2.7%, 56.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(170.7, 90.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 95.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK95.1%, 0%, 14.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer495,482
CSS custom property--colour: #078F7A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#F87085
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F071C
Analogous#078F36, #07608F
Triadic#7A078F, #8F7A07
Split complementary#8F0760, #8F3607
Tetradic#36078F, #8F071C, #608F07
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G143
B122
Red7 (2.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue170.74°
Saturation (HSL)90.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 07 · G 8F · B 7A
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