#78d3e2

Color #78d3e2

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#78d3e2

RGB

rgb(120, 211, 226)

HSL

hsl(188.5, 64.6%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.5, 46.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(79.65, -23.29, -15.85)

LCH

lch(79.65, 28.17, 214.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0895, 209.23)

HWB

hwb(188.5, 47.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e28778

Analogous

#78e2bc

#78d3e2

#789ee2

Triadic

#78d3e2

#e278d3

#d3e278

Split-complementary

#78d3e2

#e2789e

#e2bc78

Tetradic

#78d3e2

#8778e2

#e28778

#d3e278

Square

#78d3e2

#bc78e2

#e28778

#9ee278

Shades

Color #78d3e2 mixed toward black.

#48c3d8

#29a9be

#1f7e8e

#14545f

#0a2a2f

Tints

Color #78d3e2 mixed toward white.

#8edae7

#a5e2ec

#bbe9f0

#d2f0f5

#e8f8fa

Tones

Color #78d3e2 mixed toward gray.

#81cdd9

#8ac6d0

#92c0c7

#9bbabf

#a4b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8de · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#a29bde · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#7fdcdb · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78d3e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78d3e2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#78d3e2 (#78d3e2) is rgb(120, 211, 226) in RGB.

No, #78d3e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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