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Recognised as Colour

#78BBAD

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

#78BBAD is a cyan with RGB values 120, 187, 173 and HSL 167°, 33%, 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

#78BBAD#78BBAD
HEX#78BBAD
RGBrgb(120, 187, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7333, 0.6784
RGB percentages47.1%, 73.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(167.5, 33%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.5, 35.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,912,365
CSS custom property--colour: #78BBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#874452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAABAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#62BDB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7886
Analogous#78BB8B, #78A8BB
Triadic#AD78BB, #BBAD78
Split complementary#BB78A8, #BB8B78
Tetradic#8B78BB, #BB7886, #A8BB78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEEB
Lighter +20%#BCDDD6
Lighter +10%#9ACCC2
Darker −10%#56AA98
Darker −20%#45887A
Darker −30%#34665C
Darker −40%#23443D
More saturated +25%#5FD4BC
Less saturated −25%#91A29E

Channel breakdown

R120
G187
B173
Red120 (47.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue167.46°
Saturation (HSL)33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G BB · B AD

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