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Recognised as Colour

#78BAA8

  • #78BAA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78BAA8 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 186, 168 and HSL 164°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78BAA8#78BAA8
HEX#78BAA8
RGBrgb(120, 186, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7294, 0.6588
RGB percentages47.1%, 72.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(163.6, 32.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 35.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 9.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,912,104
CSS custom property--colour: #78BAA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#874557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B2A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAAA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#64BCB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA788A
Analogous#78BA87, #78ABBA
Triadic#A878BA, #BAA878
Split complementary#BA78AB, #BA8778
Tetradic#8778BA, #BA788A, #ABBA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEEE9
Lighter +20%#BCDDD3
Lighter +10%#9ACBBE
Darker −10%#56A992
Darker −20%#458775
Darker −30%#346558
Darker −40%#23443A
More saturated +25%#5FD3B4
Less saturated −25%#92A19C

Channel breakdown

R120
G186
B168
Red120 (47.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)32.35%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G BA · B A8

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