#78a8b0

Color #78a8b0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#78a8b0

RGB

rgb(120, 168, 176)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 26.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 31.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.85, -13.96, -9.26)

LCH

lch(65.85, 16.75, 213.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0524, 208.86)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 47.1%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b08078

Analogous

#78b09c

#78a8b0

#788cb0

Triadic

#78a8b0

#b078a8

#a8b078

Split-complementary

#78a8b0

#b0788c

#b09c78

Tetradic

#78a8b0

#8078b0

#b08078

#a8b078

Square

#78a8b0

#9c78b0

#b08078

#8cb078

Shades

Color #78a8b0 mixed toward black.

#5b929c

#49757c

#37585d

#243b3e

#121d1f

Tints

Color #78a8b0 mixed toward white.

#8eb6bd

#a5c5ca

#bbd3d7

#d2e2e5

#e8f0f2

Tones

Color #78a8b0 mixed toward gray.

#7da5ab

#81a1a7

#869ea2

#8b9b9d

#8f9799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90ae · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#8c89ae · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#7badac · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a8b0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#78a8b0 (#78a8b0) is rgb(120, 168, 176) in RGB.

No, #78a8b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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