#78959e

Color #78959e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78959e

RGB

rgb(120, 149, 158)

HSL

hsl(194.2, 16.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.2, 24.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 5.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.85, -8.02, -8.08)

LCH

lch(59.85, 11.38, 225.21)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0352, 218.66)

HWB

hwb(194.2, 47.1%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8178

Analogous

#789e94

#78959e

#78829e

Triadic

#78959e

#9e7895

#959e78

Split-complementary

#78959e

#9e7882

#9e9478

Tetradic

#78959e

#81789e

#9e8178

#959e78

Square

#78959e

#94789e

#9e8178

#829e78

Shades

Color #78959e mixed toward black.

#617e87

#4d656c

#3a4b51

#273236

#13191b

Tints

Color #78959e mixed toward white.

#8ea7ae

#a5b8be

#bbcacf

#d2dcdf

#e8edef

Tones

Color #78959e mixed toward gray.

#7b939b

#7e9298

#819094

#858e91

#888d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86869c · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#84829b · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#7a9a9a · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78959e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78959e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#78959e (#78959e) is rgb(120, 149, 158) in RGB.

No, #78959e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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