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Recognised as Colour

#78A692

  • #78A692
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78A692 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 166, 146 and HSL 154°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78A692#78A692
HEX#78A692
RGBrgb(120, 166, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.651, 0.5725
RGB percentages47.1%, 65.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(153.9, 20.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.9, 27.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK27.7%, 0%, 12%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,962
CSS custom property--colour: #78A692;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#87596D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A091no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9A93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA6A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 21.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21.3Dark cyan · ΔE 21.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6788C
Analogous#78A67B, #78A3A6
Triadic#9278A6, #A69278
Split complementary#A678A3, #A67B78
Tetradic#7B78A6, #A6788C, #A3A678

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F7F5
Lighter +30%#D4E3DC
Lighter +20%#B5CFC4
Lighter +10%#97BAAB
Darker −10%#5D8E79
Darker −20%#496F5E
Darker −30%#355044
Darker −40%#21312A
More saturated +25%#5CC296
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R120
G166
B146
Red120 (47.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue153.91°
Saturation (HSL)20.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G A6 · B 92

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