Information about #78C1CD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored cyan, #78C1CD appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7) and Seagull (#77B7D0).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 193, 205)), which gives #78C1CD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78C1CD: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78C1CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#78C1CD color variations
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#78C1CD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78C1CD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78C1CD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78C1CD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78C1CD 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 #78C1CD color
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Nearest named colors to #78C1CD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#77BFC7
#78C7C7
#77B7D0
#71B8CA
#85CED1
#81D3D1
#6AB2CA
#7ECDDD
#7CB7BB
#6ECDDB
#78B1BF
#65B8D1
#78C1CD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78C1CD
- RGB120, 193, 205
- CMYK33, 5, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(120, 193, 205)
- HSL188°, 46%, 64%
- HSL Precise188.471°, 45.946%, 63.725%
- HSV188°, 41%, 80%
- HSB188°, 41%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.757, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.757, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.757, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID78C1CD
- DECIMAL ID7913933
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
