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Colour

#78A999

  • #78A999
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78A999 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 169, 153 and HSL 160°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78A999#78A999
HEX#78A999
RGBrgb(120, 169, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6627, 0.6
RGB percentages47.1%, 66.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(160.4, 22.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 29%, 66.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 9.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,737
CSS custom property--colour: #78A999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#875666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A398no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6BAAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9Light seagreen · ΔE 20Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)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#A97888
Analogous#78A981, #78A0A9
Triadic#9978A9, #A99978
Split complementary#A978A0, #A98178
Tetradic#8178A9, #A97888, #A1A978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8F7
Lighter +30%#D5E5E0
Lighter +20%#B6D1C8
Lighter +10%#97BDB1
Darker −10%#5D9180
Darker −20%#497265
Darker −30%#355349
Darker −40%#21342E
More saturated +25%#5CC5A3
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R120
G169
B153
Red120 (47.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue160.41°
Saturation (HSL)22.17%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G A9 · B 99

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