#78a09e

Color #78a09e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#78a09e

RGB

rgb(120, 160, 158)

HSL

hsl(177, 17.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177, 25%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(63.01, -13.99, -3.39)

LCH

lch(63.01, 14.39, 193.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0437, 192.29)

HWB

hwb(177, 47.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0787a

Analogous

#78a08a

#78a09e

#788ea0

Triadic

#78a09e

#9e78a0

#a09e78

Split-complementary

#78a09e

#a0788e

#a08a78

Tetradic

#78a09e

#787aa0

#a0787a

#a09e78

Square

#78a09e

#8a78a0

#a0787a

#8ea078

Shades

Color #78a09e mixed toward black.

#608987

#4d6e6c

#3a5251

#273736

#131b1b

Tints

Color #78a09e mixed toward white.

#8eb0ae

#a5c0be

#bbd0cf

#d2dfdf

#e8efef

Tones

Color #78a09e mixed toward gray.

#7b9d9b

#7f9998

#829695

#859392

#898f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9e · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#89869f · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#7a9f9f · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a09e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a09e]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#78a09e (#78a09e) is rgb(120, 160, 158) in RGB.

No, #78a09e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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