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Recognised as Colour

#78BEBE

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

#78BEBE is a cyan with RGB values 120, 190, 190 and HSL 180°, 35%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#78BEBE#78BEBE
HEX#78BEBE
RGBrgb(120, 190, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7451, 0.7451
RGB percentages47.1%, 74.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(180, 35%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 36.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK36.8%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,913,150
CSS custom property--colour: #78BEBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#874141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AEBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BC2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7878
Analogous#78BE9B, #789BBE
Triadic#BE78BE, #BEBE78
Split complementary#BE789B, #BE9B78
Tetradic#9B78BE, #BE7878, #9BBE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF0F0
Lighter +20%#BDDFDF
Lighter +10%#9ACFCF
Darker −10%#56ADAD
Darker −20%#448C8C
Darker −30%#336A6A
Darker −40%#224848
More saturated +25%#5FD7D7
Less saturated −25%#91A5A5

Channel breakdown

R120
G190
B190
Red120 (47.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 78 · G BE · B BE

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