Colour

#78D1C0

#78D1C0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78D1C0 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 209, 192 and HSL 169°, 49%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78D1C0#78D1C0

HEX#78D1C0

RGBrgb(120, 209, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8196, 0.7529

RGB percentages47.1%, 82%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(168.5, 49.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 42.6%, 82%)

CMYK42.6%, 0%, 8.1%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,918,016

CSS custom property--colour: #78D1C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#872E3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBBDC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#56D4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.4 Turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D17889

Analogous#78D194, #78B6D1

Triadic#C078D1, #D1C078

Split complementary#D178B6, #D19478

Tetradic#9378D1, #D17889, #B5D178

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAF8F5

Lighter +20%#C4EBE4

Lighter +10%#9EDED2

Darker −10%#52C4AE

Darker −20%#3AA994

Darker −30%#2D8373

Darker −40%#205D51

More saturated +25%#61E8CE

Less saturated −25%#8FBAB2

Channel breakdown

R120

G209

B192

Red120 (47.1%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue168.54°

Saturation (HSL)49.17%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G D1 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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