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Recognised as Colour

#78C2BB

  • #78C2BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78C2BB is a cyan with RGB values 120, 194, 187 and HSL 174°, 38%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78C2BB#78C2BB
HEX#78C2BB
RGBrgb(120, 194, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7608, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(174.3, 37.8%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 38.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,171
CSS custom property--colour: #78C2BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#873D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBBBBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB1BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5BC5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2787F
Analogous#78C296, #78A4C2
Triadic#BB78C2, #C2BB78
Split complementary#C278A4, #C29678
Tetradic#9678C2, #C2787F, #A4C278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F2F0
Lighter +20%#BEE2DE
Lighter +10%#9BD2CD
Darker −10%#55B2A9
Darker −20%#42928A
Darker −30%#326F69
Darker −40%#224C48
More saturated +25%#60DBCF
Less saturated −25%#91AAA7

Channel breakdown

R120
G194
B187
Red120 (47.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue174.32°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G C2 · B BB

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