#78bcbc

Color #78bcbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#78bcbc

RGB

rgb(120, 188, 188)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.95, -21.4, -6.81)

LCH

lch(71.95, 22.46, 197.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0689, 195.75)

HWB

hwb(180, 47.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc7878

Analogous

#78bc9a

#78bcbc

#789abc

Triadic

#78bcbc

#bc78bc

#bcbc78

Split-complementary

#78bcbc

#bc789a

#bc9a78

Tetradic

#78bcbc

#7878bc

#bc7878

#bcbc78

Square

#78bcbc

#9a78bc

#bc7878

#9abc78

Shades

Color #78bcbc mixed toward black.

#56abab

#448989

#336767

#224545

#112222

Tints

Color #78bcbc mixed toward white.

#8ec7c7

#a5d2d2

#bbdede

#d2e9e9

#e8f4f4

Tones

Color #78bcbc mixed toward gray.

#7eb6b6

#83b1b1

#89abab

#8fa5a5

#94a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bbc · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#9691bc · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#7dbcbc · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78bcbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78bcbc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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