Colour

#78DEE6

#78DEE6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#78DEE6 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 222, 230 and HSL 184°, 69%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#78DEE6

RGBrgb(120, 222, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8706, 0.902

RGB percentages47.1%, 87.1%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(184.4, 68.8%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 47.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK47.8%, 3.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,921,382

CSS custom property--colour: #78DEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.39:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#872119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC9E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#37E5E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Powder blue · ΔE 14.9 Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Light blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E68078

Analogous#78E6B7, #78A7E6

Triadic#E678DE, #DEE678

Split complementary#E678A7, #E6B778

Tetradic#B778E6, #E68078, #A7E678

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FEFE

Lighter +20%#CEF3F6

Lighter +10%#A3E9EE

Darker −10%#4DD3DE

Darker −20%#27C5D1

Darker −30%#1F9CA6

Darker −40%#17747B

More saturated +25%#64EFFA

Less saturated −25%#8CCDD2

Channel breakdown

R120

G222

B230

Red120 (47.1%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue184.36°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G DE · B E6

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