Colour

#78DCDC

#78DCDC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78DCDC is a cyan with RGB values 120, 220, 220 and HSL 180°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#78DCDC#78DCDC

HEX#78DCDC

RGBrgb(120, 220, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8627, 0.8627

RGB percentages47.1%, 86.3%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(180, 58.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 45.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK45.5%, 0%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,920,860

CSS custom property--colour: #78DCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#872323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#41E2DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5 Turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC7878

Analogous#78DCAA, #78AADC

Triadic#DC78DC, #DCDC78

Split complementary#DC78AA, #DCAA78

Tetradic#AA78DC, #DC7878, #AADC78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2FBFB

Lighter +20%#C9F1F1

Lighter +10%#A1E7E7

Darker −10%#50D2D2

Darker −20%#31BDBD

Darker −30%#269595

Darker −40%#1C6C6C

More saturated +25%#63F1F1

Less saturated −25%#8DC7C7

Channel breakdown

R120

G220

B220

Red120 (47.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 78 · G DC · B DC

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