Information about #78A4B0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78A4B0 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 164, 176) — 47.1% red, 64.3% green, 69% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 5 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated aqua cyan, #78A4B0 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 Greyblue (#77A1B5). Slightly further away sit Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).

The recipe behind #78A4B0 is rgb(120, 164, 176), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #78A4B0 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78A4B0 color variations

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#78A4B0 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #78A4B0

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

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

#78A4B0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78A4B0
  • RGB120, 164, 176
  • CMYK22, 5, 0, 31
  • HSL193°, 26%, 58%
  • HSL Precise192.857°, 26.168%, 58.039%
  • HSV193°, 32%, 69%
  • HSB193°, 32%, 69%
  • HEX ID78A4B0
  • DECIMAL ID7906480
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69%
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