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Recognised as Colour

#78AD97

  • #78AD97
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#78AD97 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 173, 151 and HSL 155°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#78AD97#78AD97
HEX#78AD97
RGBrgb(120, 173, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6784, 0.5922
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(155.1, 24.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.1, 30.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 12.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,759
CSS custom property--colour: #78AD97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#875268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6BADA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Light seagreen · ΔE 19.4Dark cyan · ΔE 22.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD788E
Analogous#78AD7D, #78A8AD
Triadic#9778AD, #AD9778
Split complementary#AD78A8, #AD7D78
Tetradic#7D78AD, #AD788E, #A8AD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF9
Lighter +30%#D7E7E0
Lighter +20%#B7D4C8
Lighter +10%#98C0AF
Darker −10%#5B977E
Darker −20%#487763
Darker −30%#355749
Darker −40%#22372E
More saturated +25%#5DC89C
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R120
G173
B151
Red120 (47.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue155.09°
Saturation (HSL)24.42%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AD · B 97

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