#78b9bc

Color #78b9bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#78b9bc

RGB

rgb(120, 185, 188)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.09, -19.87, -8.09)

LCH

lch(71.09, 21.45, 202.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0664, 199.53)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 47.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc7b78

Analogous

#78bc9d

#78b9bc

#7897bc

Triadic

#78b9bc

#bc78b9

#b9bc78

Split-complementary

#78b9bc

#bc7897

#bc9d78

Tetradic

#78b9bc

#7b78bc

#bc7b78

#b9bc78

Square

#78b9bc

#9d78bc

#bc7b78

#97bc78

Shades

Color #78b9bc mixed toward black.

#56a7ab

#448689

#336567

#224345

#112222

Tints

Color #78b9bc mixed toward white.

#8ec5c7

#a5d0d2

#bbdcde

#d2e8e9

#e8f3f4

Tones

Color #78b9bc mixed toward gray.

#7eb4b6

#83afb1

#89aaab

#8fa4a5

#949fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bb · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#9590bb · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#7cbbbb · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78b9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78b9bc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#78b9bc (#78b9bc) is rgb(120, 185, 188) in RGB.

No, #78b9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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