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Recognised as Colour

#78CFAE

  • #78CFAE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#78CFAE is a cyan with RGB values 120, 207, 174 and HSL 157°, 48%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#78CFAE#78CFAE
HEX#78CFAE
RGBrgb(120, 207, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8118, 0.6824
RGB percentages47.1%, 81.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(157.2, 47.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.2, 42%, 81.2%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 15.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,917,486
CSS custom property--colour: #78CFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#873051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBAB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5ED0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 4.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.9Turquoise · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7899
Analogous#78CF83, #78C4CF
Triadic#AE78CF, #CFAE78
Split complementary#CF78C4, #CF8378
Tetradic#8378CF, #CF7899, #C4CF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F7F2
Lighter +20%#C3EADB
Lighter +10%#9EDCC5
Darker −10%#52C297
Darker −20%#3BA67D
Darker −30%#2E8061
Darker −40%#205B45
More saturated +25%#61E6B4
Less saturated −25%#8FB8A8

Channel breakdown

R120
G207
B174
Red120 (47.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue157.24°
Saturation (HSL)47.54%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CF · B AE

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