Information about #78A5A6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#78A5A6 presents itself as a calm, restrained cyan — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).
In RGB terms — rgb(120, 165, 166) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78A5A6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #78A5A6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#78A5A6 color variations
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#78A5A6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78A5A6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78A5A6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78A5A6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78A5A6 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 #78A5A6 color
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Nearest named colors to #78A5A6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7DA8A8
#7D9EA8
#81A6AA
#739CA9
#74B2A8
#6EAEA1
#7C98AB
#6DAFA7
#86ABA5
#849CA9
#77A1B5
#78AFB2
#78A5A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78A5A6
- RGB120, 165, 166
- CMYK18, 0, 0, 35
- CSSrgb(120, 165, 166)
- HSL181°, 21%, 56%
- HSL Precise181.304°, 20.536%, 56.078%
- HSV181°, 28%, 65%
- HSB181°, 28%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.647, 0.651)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.647, 0.651, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.647, 0.651)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID78A5A6
- DECIMAL ID7906726
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
