Information about #78969B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#78969B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 150, 155) — 47.1% red, 58.8% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 2 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78969B reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Metamorphis (#809D96) and Crescent (#839596).

The recipe behind #78969B is rgb(120, 150, 155), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #78969B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78969B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78969B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78969B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78969B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78969B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78969B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#9B7896
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#969B78
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7D789B
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#9B7D78
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#8F789B
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#9B7D78
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#849B78
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Nearest named colors to #78969B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

#78969B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78969B
  • RGB120, 150, 155
  • CMYK14, 2, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(120, 150, 155)
  • HSL189°, 15%, 54%
  • HSL Precise188.571°, 14.894%, 53.922%
  • HSV189°, 23%, 61%
  • HSB189°, 23%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.588, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.588, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.588, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78969B
  • DECIMAL ID7902875
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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