#78a9b2

Color #78a9b2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78a9b2

RGB

rgb(120, 169, 178)

HSL

hsl(189.3, 27.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.3, 32.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.2, -14, -9.86)

LCH

lch(66.2, 17.12, 215.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0535, 210.16)

HWB

hwb(189.3, 47.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28178

Analogous

#78b29e

#78a9b2

#788cb2

Triadic

#78a9b2

#b278a9

#a9b278

Split-complementary

#78a9b2

#b2788c

#b29e78

Tetradic

#78a9b2

#8178b2

#b28178

#a9b278

Square

#78a9b2

#9e78b2

#b28178

#8cb278

Shades

Color #78a9b2 mixed toward black.

#5a949e

#48767e

#36595f

#243b3f

#121e20

Tints

Color #78a9b2 mixed toward white.

#8eb7bf

#a5c6cc

#bbd4d8

#d2e2e5

#e8f1f2

Tones

Color #78a9b2 mixed toward gray.

#7da6ad

#82a2a8

#869fa3

#8b9c9f

#90989a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b0 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#8d89af · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#7baeae · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78a9b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a9b2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#78a9b2 (#78a9b2) is rgb(120, 169, 178) in RGB.

No, #78a9b2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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