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Recognised as Colour

#78B0AC

  • #78B0AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78B0AC is a cyan with RGB values 120, 176, 172 and HSL 176°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78B0AC#78B0AC
HEX#78B0AC
RGBrgb(120, 176, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6902, 0.6745
RGB percentages47.1%, 69%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(175.7, 26.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 31.8%, 69%)
CMYK31.8%, 0%, 2.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,909,548
CSS custom property--colour: #78B0AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#874F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAAACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#64B3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0787C
Analogous#78B090, #7898B0
Triadic#AC78B0, #B0AC78
Split complementary#B07898, #B09078
Tetradic#9078B0, #B0787C, #98B078

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFB
Lighter +30%#D9E8E7
Lighter +20%#B8D6D4
Lighter +10%#98C3C0
Darker −10%#5A9B96
Darker −20%#487A77
Darker −30%#355A58
Darker −40%#223A38
More saturated +25%#5DCBC3
Less saturated −25%#939595

Channel breakdown

R120
G176
B172
Red120 (47.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G B0 · B AC

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