#78adb2

Color #78adb2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78adb2

RGB

rgb(120, 173, 178)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 27.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 32.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(67.35, -16.11, -8.14)

LCH

lch(67.35, 18.05, 206.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0561, 203.41)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 47.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b27d78

Analogous

#78b29a

#78adb2

#7890b2

Triadic

#78adb2

#b278ad

#adb278

Split-complementary

#78adb2

#b27890

#b29a78

Tetradic

#78adb2

#7d78b2

#b27d78

#adb278

Square

#78adb2

#9a78b2

#b27d78

#90b278

Shades

Color #78adb2 mixed toward black.

#5a989e

#487a7e

#365b5f

#243d3f

#121e20

Tints

Color #78adb2 mixed toward white.

#8ebbbf

#a5c8cc

#bbd6d8

#d2e4e5

#e8f1f2

Tones

Color #78adb2 mixed toward gray.

#7da9ad

#82a5a8

#86a1a3

#8b9d9f

#90999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b1 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#8f8bb1 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#7bb0b0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78adb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78adb2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#78adb2 (#78adb2) is rgb(120, 173, 178) in RGB.

No, #78adb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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