#78a7ab

Color #78a7ab

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#78a7ab

RGB

rgb(120, 167, 171)

HSL

hsl(184.7, 23.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.7, 29.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.41, -14.64, -7.13)

LCH

lch(65.41, 16.28, 205.97)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0505, 202.71)

HWB

hwb(184.7, 47.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab7c78

Analogous

#78ab96

#78a7ab

#788eab

Triadic

#78a7ab

#ab78a7

#a7ab78

Split-complementary

#78a7ab

#ab788e

#ab9678

Tetradic

#78a7ab

#7c78ab

#ab7c78

#a7ab78

Square

#78a7ab

#9678ab

#ab7c78

#8eab78

Shades

Color #78a7ab mixed toward black.

#5d9196

#4a7478

#38575a

#253a3c

#131d1e

Tints

Color #78a7ab mixed toward white.

#8fb6b9

#a5c4c7

#bcd3d5

#d2e2e3

#e9f0f1

Tones

Color #78a7ab mixed toward gray.

#7ca4a7

#81a0a3

#859c9e

#89999a

#8d9596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8faa · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#8c88aa · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#7ba9a9 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a7ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#78a7ab (#78a7ab) is rgb(120, 167, 171) in RGB.

No, #78a7ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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