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Recognised as Colour

#78D8DA

  • #78D8DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78D8DA is a cyan with RGB values 120, 216, 218 and HSL 181°, 57%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78D8DA#78D8DA
HEX#78D8DA
RGBrgb(120, 216, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8471, 0.8549
RGB percentages47.1%, 84.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(181.2, 57%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 45%, 85.5%)
CMYK45%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,919,834
CSS custom property--colour: #78D8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#872725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD0DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC3DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#44DED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 17.3Turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA7A78
Analogous#78DAAB, #78A7DA
Triadic#DA78D8, #D8DA78
Split complementary#DA78A7, #DAAB78
Tetradic#AB78DA, #DA7A78, #A7DA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FBFB
Lighter +20%#C8EFF0
Lighter +10%#A0E4E5
Darker −10%#50CCCF
Darker −20%#33B6B9
Darker −30%#288F91
Darker −40%#1D6869
More saturated +25%#62EDF0
Less saturated −25%#8DC3C4

Channel breakdown

R120
G216
B218
Red120 (47.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue181.22°
Saturation (HSL)56.98%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G D8 · B DA

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