Colour
#78968F
- #78968F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#78968F is a cyan with RGB values 120, 150, 143 and HSL 166°, 13%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#78968F#78968F
HEX#78968F
RGBrgb(120, 150, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.5882, 0.5608
RGB percentages47.1%, 58.8%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(166, 12.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 20%, 58.8%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 4.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,902,863
CSS custom property--colour: #78968F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#876970
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96787F
Analogous#789680, #788E96
Triadic#8F7896, #968F78
Split complementary#96788E, #968078
Tetradic#807896, #96787F, #8E9678
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G150
B143
Red120 (47.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue166°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G 96 · B 8F
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