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Recognised as Colour

#78FDF8

  • #78FDF8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#78FDF8 is a cyan with RGB values 120, 253, 248 and HSL 178°, 97%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#78FDF8#78FDF8
HEX#78FDF8
RGBrgb(120, 253, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9922, 0.9725
RGB percentages47.1%, 99.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(177.7, 97.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 52.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK52.6%, 0%, 2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,929,336
CSS custom property--colour: #78FDF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.2:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#870207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0F2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 11.8Cyan · ΔE 11.8Turquoise · ΔE 13.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD787D
Analogous#78FDB5, #78C0FD
Triadic#F878FD, #FDF878
Split complementary#FD78C0, #FDB578
Tetradic#B578FD, #FD787D, #C0FD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDFEFD
Lighter +10%#AAFEFB
Darker −10%#46FCF5
Darker −20%#13FCF3
Darker −30%#03D9D1
Darker −40%#02A7A0
More saturated +25%#76FFFA
Less saturated −25%#89ECE8

Channel breakdown

R120
G253
B248
Red120 (47.1%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue177.74°
Saturation (HSL)97.08%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G FD · B F8

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