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Recognised as Colour

#78BBBB

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

#78BBBB is a cyan with RGB values 120, 187, 187 and HSL 180°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78BBBB#78BBBB
HEX#78BBBB
RGBrgb(120, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.1%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180, 33%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 35.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,912,379
CSS custom property--colour: #78BBBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#874444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6ACBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 16.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7878
Analogous#78BB9A, #789ABB
Triadic#BB78BB, #BBBB78
Split complementary#BB789A, #BB9A78
Tetradic#9A78BB, #BB7878, #9ABB78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEEE
Lighter +20%#BCDDDD
Lighter +10%#9ACCCC
Darker −10%#56AAAA
Darker −20%#458888
Darker −30%#346666
Darker −40%#234444
More saturated +25%#5FD4D4
Less saturated −25%#91A2A2

Channel breakdown

R120
G187
B187
Red120 (47.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 78 · G BB · B BB

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