Information about #78BAAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#78BAAD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 186, 173) — 47.1% red, 72.9% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 0 / 5 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78BAAD reads as a mildly saturated cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Slightly further away sit Vintage Turquoise (#6DB6AD) and Kumutoto (#78AFB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 186, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #78BAAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78BAAD color variations

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#78BAAD 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 #78BAAD

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

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BAAD
  • RGB120, 186, 173
  • CMYK26, 0, 5, 27
  • HSL168°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise168.182°, 32.353%, 60%
  • HSV168°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB168°, 35%, 73%
  • HEX ID78BAAD
  • DECIMAL ID7912109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
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