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Colour

#78BCB5

  • #78BCB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#78BCB5 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 188, 181 and HSL 174°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78BCB5#78BCB5
HEX#78BCB5
RGBrgb(120, 188, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7373, 0.7098
RGB percentages47.1%, 73.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(173.8, 33.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.8, 36.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK36.2%, 0%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,912,629
CSS custom property--colour: #78BCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#87434A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B5B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ACB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5FBFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC787F
Analogous#78BC93, #78A1BC
Triadic#B578BC, #BCB578
Split complementary#BC78A1, #BC9378
Tetradic#9378BC, #BC787F, #A1BC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEFED
Lighter +20%#BCDEDA
Lighter +10%#9ACDC8
Darker −10%#56ABA2
Darker −20%#448A83
Darker −30%#336862
Darker −40%#224642
More saturated +25%#5FD5C9
Less saturated −25%#91A3A1

Channel breakdown

R120
G188
B181
Red120 (47.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue173.82°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G BC · B B5

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