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Colour

#78DCDA

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

#78DCDA is a cyan with RGB values 120, 220, 218 and HSL 179°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78DCDA#78DCDA
HEX#78DCDA
RGBrgb(120, 220, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8627, 0.8549
RGB percentages47.1%, 86.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(178.8, 58.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 45.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 0.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,858
CSS custom property--colour: #78DCDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#872325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#43E1DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Turquoise · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC787A
Analogous#78DCA8, #78ACDC
Triadic#DA78DC, #DCDA78
Split complementary#DC78AC, #DCA878
Tetradic#A878DC, #DC787A, #ACDC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FBFB
Lighter +20%#C9F1F0
Lighter +10%#A1E7E5
Darker −10%#50D2CF
Darker −20%#31BDBA
Darker −30%#269592
Darker −40%#1C6C6A
More saturated +25%#63F1EE
Less saturated −25%#8DC7C6

Channel breakdown

R120
G220
B218
Red120 (47.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue178.8°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DC · B DA

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