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Recognised as Colour

#78EACA

  • #78EACA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#78EACA is a cyan with RGB values 120, 234, 202 and HSL 163°, 73%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#78EACA#78EACA
HEX#78EACA
RGBrgb(120, 234, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9176, 0.7922
RGB percentages47.1%, 91.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(163.2, 73.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 48.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.7%, 0%, 13.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,924,426
CSS custom property--colour: #78EACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#871535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DEC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#49ECE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.4Turquoise · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.7Aqua · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7898
Analogous#78EA91, #78D1EA
Triadic#CA78EA, #EACA78
Split complementary#EA78D1, #EA9178
Tetradic#9178EA, #EA7898, #D1EA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFFFE
Lighter +20%#D0F8ED
Lighter +10%#A4F1DB
Darker −10%#4CE3B9
Darker −20%#22DAA6
Darker −30%#1BAE85
Darker −40%#148263
More saturated +25%#65FED3
Less saturated −25%#8CD7C1

Channel breakdown

R120
G234
B202
Red120 (47.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue163.16°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G EA · B CA

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