Information about #78979B color

#78979B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78979B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 151, 155) — 47.1% red, 59.2% 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.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #78979B 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).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 151, 155)), which gives #78979B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78979B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78979B color variations

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

#78979B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78979B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78979B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78979B 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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#78979B 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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#9B7C78
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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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#9B8E78
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#9B7886
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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
#78979B
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#9B7897
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#979B78
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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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#7C789B
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#9B7C78
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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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#8E789B
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#9B7C78
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#869B78
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Nearest named colors to #78979B

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

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

#78979B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78979B
  • RGB120, 151, 155
  • CMYK14, 2, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(120, 151, 155)
  • HSL187°, 15%, 54%
  • HSL Precise186.857°, 14.894%, 53.922%
  • HSV187°, 23%, 61%
  • HSB187°, 23%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.592, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.592, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.592, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78979B
  • DECIMAL ID7903131
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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