Information about #78A59E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #78A59E reads as a calm, restrained cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Acapulco (#75AA94). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8) and Grayish Spring Green (#7DA893).
In RGB terms — rgb(120, 165, 158) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #78A59E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#78A59E color variations
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#78A59E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78A59E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78A59E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78A59E color hues
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#78A59E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #78A59E color
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Nearest named colors to #78A59E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#75AA94
#7DA8A8
#7DA893
#7D9EA8
#6EAEA1
#809D96
#81A6AA
#739CA9
#719F91
#86ABA5
#74B2A8
#7A9598
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78A59E
- RGB120, 165, 158
- CMYK18, 0, 3, 35
- CSSrgb(120, 165, 158)
- HSL171°, 20%, 56%
- HSL Precise170.667°, 20%, 55.882%
- HSV171°, 27%, 65%
- HSB171°, 27%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.647, 0.620)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.647, 0.620, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.647, 0.620)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID78A59E
- DECIMAL ID7906718
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
