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Recognised as Colour

#78A3A6

  • #78A3A6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78A3A6 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 163, 166 and HSL 184°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78A3A6#78A3A6
HEX#78A3A6
RGBrgb(120, 163, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6392, 0.651
RGB percentages47.1%, 63.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(183.9, 20.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 27.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK27.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,214
CSS custom property--colour: #78A3A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#875C59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9FA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9499A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68A6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Gray · ΔE 18.4Silver · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A67B78
Analogous#78A692, #788CA6
Triadic#A678A3, #A3A678
Split complementary#A6788C, #A69278
Tetradic#9278A6, #A67B78, #8CA678

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F7F7
Lighter +30%#D4E2E3
Lighter +20%#B5CDCF
Lighter +10%#97B8BA
Darker −10%#5D8A8E
Darker −20%#496C6F
Darker −30%#354E50
Darker −40%#213031
More saturated +25%#5CBBC2
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R120
G163
B166
Red120 (47.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue183.91°
Saturation (HSL)20.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G A3 · B A6

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