Colour

#78C5AD

#78C5AD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#78C5AD is a cyan with RGB values 120, 197, 173 and HSL 161°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#78C5AD

RGBrgb(120, 197, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7725, 0.6784

RGB percentages47.1%, 77.3%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(161.3, 39.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 39.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK39.1%, 0%, 12.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,914,925

CSS custom property--colour: #78C5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#873A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1BCACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#61C6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 16 Turquoise · ΔE 18.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C57890

Analogous#78C587, #78B7C5

Triadic#AD78C5, #C5AD78

Split complementary#C578B7, #C58778

Tetradic#8778C5, #C57890, #B7C578

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3F3EE

Lighter +20%#BFE4D8

Lighter +10%#9CD4C3

Darker −10%#54B697

Darker −20%#41967C

Darker −30%#31735E

Darker −40%#224F41

More saturated +25%#60DDB6

Less saturated −25%#90ADA4

Channel breakdown

R120

G197

B173

Red120 (47.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue161.3°

Saturation (HSL)39.9%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G C5 · B AD

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Colour values

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