#78999b

Color #78999b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#78999b

RGB

rgb(120, 153, 155)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 14.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 22.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(60.91, -10.91, -4.81)

LCH

lch(60.91, 11.92, 203.79)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0367, 200.9)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 47.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b7a78

Analogous

#789b8b

#78999b

#78879b

Triadic

#78999b

#9b7899

#999b78

Split-complementary

#78999b

#9b7887

#9b8b78

Tetradic

#78999b

#7a789b

#9b7a78

#999b78

Square

#78999b

#8b789b

#9b7a78

#879b78

Shades

Color #78999b mixed toward black.

#618284

#4e6869

#3a4e4f

#273435

#131a1a

Tints

Color #78999b mixed toward white.

#8eaaac

#a5bbbc

#bbcccd

#d2ddde

#e8eeee

Tones

Color #78999b mixed toward gray.

#7b9698

#7e9495

#819192

#848f8f

#878c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889b · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#86839a · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#7a9a9a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78999b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78999b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#78999b (#78999b) is rgb(120, 153, 155) in RGB.

No, #78999b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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