Information about #78C1CA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored water-like cyan, #78C1CA floats near the light end of the scale. 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 hair away from Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7) and Refresh (#71B8CA).
The recipe behind #78C1CA is rgb(120, 193, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #78C1CA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#78C1CA color variations
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#78C1CA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78C1CA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78C1CA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78C1CA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78C1CA 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 #78C1CA color
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Nearest named colors to #78C1CA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#77BFC7
#78C7C7
#71B8CA
#77B7D0
#7CB7BB
#78B1BF
#85CED1
#6AB2CA
#81D3D1
#6AB9BB
#65B8D1
#7AC5B4
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78C1CA
- RGB120, 193, 202
- CMYK32, 4, 0, 21
- CSSrgb(120, 193, 202)
- HSL187°, 44%, 63%
- HSL Precise186.585°, 43.617%, 63.137%
- HSV187°, 41%, 79%
- HSB187°, 41%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.757, 0.792)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.757, 0.792, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.757, 0.792)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID78C1CA
- DECIMAL ID7913930
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
