#78c2c0

Color #78c2c0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78c2c0

RGB

rgb(120, 194, 192)

HSL

hsl(178.4, 37.8%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.4, 38.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 0%, 1%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.79, -23.44, -6.27)

LCH

lch(73.79, 24.26, 194.98)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.074, 193.53)

HWB

hwb(178.4, 47.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2787a

Analogous

#78c29b

#78c2c0

#789fc2

Triadic

#78c2c0

#c078c2

#c2c078

Split-complementary

#78c2c0

#c2789f

#c29b78

Tetradic

#78c2c0

#787ac2

#c2787a

#c2c078

Square

#78c2c0

#9b78c2

#c2787a

#9fc278

Shades

Color #78c2c0 mixed toward black.

#54b2af

#41908e

#316c6b

#214847

#102424

Tints

Color #78c2c0 mixed toward white.

#8fcccb

#a5d6d5

#bce1e0

#d2ebea

#e9f5f5

Tones

Color #78c2c0 mixed toward gray.

#7ebcba

#84b6b4

#8bb0af

#91a9a9

#97a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec0 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#9993c1 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#7dc1c1 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78c2c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78c2c0]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#78c2c0 (#78c2c0) is rgb(120, 194, 192) in RGB.

No, #78c2c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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