#78a2ad

Color #78a2ad

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78a2ad

RGB

rgb(120, 162, 173)

HSL

hsl(192.5, 24.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.5, 30.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.04, -11.49, -10.29)

LCH

lch(64.04, 15.42, 221.85)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0482, 215.63)

HWB

hwb(192.5, 47.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad8378

Analogous

#78ad9e

#78a2ad

#7888ad

Triadic

#78a2ad

#ad78a2

#a2ad78

Split-complementary

#78a2ad

#ad7888

#ad9e78

Tetradic

#78a2ad

#8378ad

#ad8378

#a2ad78

Square

#78a2ad

#9e78ad

#ad8378

#88ad78

Shades

Color #78a2ad mixed toward black.

#5c8c98

#4a707a

#37545b

#25383d

#121c1e

Tints

Color #78a2ad mixed toward white.

#8fb2bb

#a5c1c8

#bcd1d6

#d2e0e4

#e9f0f1

Tones

Color #78a2ad mixed toward gray.

#7d9fa9

#819da4

#859aa0

#8a989b

#8e9597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8daa · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#8a86aa · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#7ba8a8 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a2ad]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#78a2ad (#78a2ad) is rgb(120, 162, 173) in RGB.

No, #78a2ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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