#78b9b9

Color #78b9b9

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#78b9b9

RGB

rgb(120, 185, 185)

HSL

hsl(180, 31.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 35.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 0%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71, -20.6, -6.58)

LCH

lch(71, 21.63, 197.71)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0663, 195.84)

HWB

hwb(180, 47.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b97878

Analogous

#78b998

#78b9b9

#7898b9

Triadic

#78b9b9

#b978b9

#b9b978

Split-complementary

#78b9b9

#b97898

#b99878

Tetradic

#78b9b9

#7878b9

#b97878

#b9b978

Square

#78b9b9

#9878b9

#b97878

#98b978

Shades

Color #78b9b9 mixed toward black.

#57a7a7

#458686

#346464

#234343

#112121

Tints

Color #78b9b9 mixed toward white.

#8ec5c5

#a5d0d0

#bbdcdc

#d2e8e8

#e8f3f3

Tones

Color #78b9b9 mixed toward gray.

#7db4b4

#83aeae

#88a9a9

#8ea3a3

#939e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b9 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#9590b9 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#7cb9b9 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78b9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78b9b9]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#78b9b9 (#78b9b9) is rgb(120, 185, 185) in RGB.

No, #78b9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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