Recognised as Colour

#78BEB5

#78BEB5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#78BEB5 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 190, 181 and HSL 172°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#78BEB5

RGBrgb(120, 190, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7451, 0.7098

RGB percentages47.1%, 74.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(172.3, 35%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 36.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK36.8%, 0%, 4.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,913,141

CSS custom property--colour: #78BEB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#87414A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B7B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABAEB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5FC1BBno 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 text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4 Powder blue · ΔE 17.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE7881

Analogous#78BE92, #78A4BE

Triadic#B578BE, #BEB578

Split complementary#BE78A4, #BE9278

Tetradic#9278BE, #BE7881, #A4BE78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFF0EE

Lighter +20%#BDDFDB

Lighter +10%#9ACFC8

Darker −10%#56ADA2

Darker −20%#448C83

Darker −30%#336A63

Darker −40%#224843

More saturated +25%#5FD7C8

Less saturated −25%#91A5A2

Channel breakdown

R120

G190

B181

Red120 (47.1%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue172.29°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G BE · B B5

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