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Recognised as Colour

#78FFFC

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

#78FFFC is a cyan with RGB values 120, 255, 252 and HSL 179°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#78FFFC#78FFFC
HEX#78FFFC
RGBrgb(120, 255, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 1, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.1%, 100%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(178.7, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,929,852
CSS custom property--colour: #78FFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.51:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#870003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1F4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 11.5Cyan · ΔE 11.5Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF787B
Analogous#78FFB9, #78BEFF
Triadic#FC78FF, #FFFC78
Split complementary#FF78BE, #FFB978
Tetradic#B978FF, #FF787B, #BEFF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEFFFE
Lighter +10%#ABFFFD
Darker −10%#45FFFB
Darker −20%#12FFFA
Darker −30%#00DED9
Darker −40%#00ABA7
More saturated +25%#78FFFC
Less saturated −25%#89EEEC

Channel breakdown

R120
G255
B252
Red120 (47.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue178.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G FF · B FC

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