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Recognised as Colour

#78918A

  • #78918A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#78918A is a cyan with RGB values 120, 145, 138 and HSL 163°, 10%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#78918A#78918A
HEX#78918A
RGBrgb(120, 145, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5686, 0.5412
RGB percentages47.1%, 56.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(163.2, 10.2%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 17.2%, 56.9%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 4.8%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,901,578
CSS custom property--colour: #78918A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#876E75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8E8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8A8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#72928Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.3Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91787F
Analogous#78917D, #788B91
Triadic#8A7891, #918A78
Split complementary#91788B, #917D78
Tetradic#7E7891, #91787F, #8B9178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EDEB
Lighter +30%#CCD6D3
Lighter +20%#B0BFBB
Lighter +10%#94A8A2
Darker −10%#607670
Darker −20%#495A55
Darker −30%#323E3B
Darker −40%#1B2220
More saturated +25%#59B097
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R120
G145
B138
Red120 (47.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue163.2°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G 91 · B 8A

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