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Recognised as Colour

#78CCC4

  • #78CCC4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78CCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 204, 196 and HSL 174°, 45%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78CCC4#78CCC4
HEX#78CCC4
RGBrgb(120, 204, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8, 0.7686
RGB percentages47.1%, 80%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(174.3, 45.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 41.2%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 0%, 3.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,740
CSS custom property--colour: #78CCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#87333B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C4C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B9C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#55D0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.5Powder blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7880
Analogous#78CC9A, #78AACC
Triadic#C478CC, #CCC478
Split complementary#CC78AA, #CC9A78
Tetradic#9A78CC, #CC7880, #AACC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F6F5
Lighter +20%#C2E8E4
Lighter +10%#9DDAD4
Darker −10%#53BEB4
Darker −20%#3DA198
Darker −30%#2F7C75
Darker −40%#215752
More saturated +25%#61E3D7
Less saturated −25%#8FB5B1

Channel breakdown

R120
G204
B196
Red120 (47.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue174.29°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CC · B C4

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