Recognised as Colour

#78E2EC

#78E2EC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#78E2EC is a cyan with RGB values 120, 226, 236 and HSL 185°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#78E2EC

RGBrgb(120, 226, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8863, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.1%, 88.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(185.2, 75.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 49.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK49.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,922,412

CSS custom property--colour: #78E2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#871D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4DAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1CCEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2EE9E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15 Powder blue · ΔE 15.4 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light blue · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC8278

Analogous#78ECBC, #78A8EC

Triadic#EC78E2, #E2EC78

Split complementary#EC78A8, #ECBC78

Tetradic#BC78EC, #EC8278, #A8EC78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFFFF

Lighter +20%#D1F5F9

Lighter +10%#A5ECF2

Darker −10%#4BD8E6

Darker −20%#1FCEDF

Darker −30%#19A5B2

Darker −40%#137B85

More saturated +25%#65F2FF

Less saturated −25%#8BD2D9

Channel breakdown

R120

G226

B236

Red120 (47.1%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue185.17°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G E2 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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