Information about #78CDC7 color

#78CDC7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78CDC7 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 205, 199) — 47.1% red, 80.4% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 2 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78CDC7 reads as a confidently colored cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Downy (#6FD2BE) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 205, 199) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #78CDC7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78CDC7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78CDC7 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 #78CDC7

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

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Riptide color link
Riptide

#89D9C8

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

#78CDC7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78CDC7
  • RGB120, 205, 199
  • CMYK33, 0, 2, 20
  • HSL176°, 46%, 64%
  • HSL Precise175.765°, 45.946%, 63.725%
  • HSV176°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB176°, 41%, 80%
  • HEX ID78CDC7
  • DECIMAL ID7916999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
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