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Colour

#78ADA3

  • #78ADA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78ADA3 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 173, 163 and HSL 169°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78ADA3#78ADA3
HEX#78ADA3
RGBrgb(120, 173, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6784, 0.6392
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(168.7, 24.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.7, 30.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 5.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,771
CSS custom property--colour: #78ADA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#87525C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A7A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA0A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#68AFAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2Powder blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD7882
Analogous#78AD89, #789CAD
Triadic#A378AD, #ADA378
Split complementary#AD789C, #AD8978
Tetradic#8978AD, #AD7882, #9CAD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF9
Lighter +30%#D7E7E4
Lighter +20%#B7D4CE
Lighter +10%#98C0B9
Darker −10%#5B978B
Darker −20%#48776E
Darker −30%#355751
Darker −40%#223733
More saturated +25%#5DC8B4
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R120
G173
B163
Red120 (47.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue168.68°
Saturation (HSL)24.42%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AD · B A3

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