Recognised as Colour

#78BAB2

#78BAB2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#78BAB2 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 186, 178 and HSL 173°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#78BAB2

RGBrgb(120, 186, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7294, 0.698

RGB percentages47.1%, 72.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(172.7, 32.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 35.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK35.5%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,912,114

CSS custom property--colour: #78BAB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#87454D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4B3B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8AAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#61BDB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Powder blue · ΔE 18.2 Light blue · ΔE 19.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA7880

Analogous#78BA91, #78A1BA

Triadic#B278BA, #BAB278

Split complementary#BA78A1, #BA9178

Tetradic#9178BA, #BA7880, #A1BA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEEEC

Lighter +20%#BCDDD9

Lighter +10%#9ACBC5

Darker −10%#56A99F

Darker −20%#45877F

Darker −30%#34655F

Darker −40%#234440

More saturated +25%#5FD3C5

Less saturated −25%#92A19F

Channel breakdown

R120

G186

B178

Red120 (47.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue172.73°

Saturation (HSL)32.35%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G BA · B B2

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