Information about #78909F color

#78909F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78909F belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 144, 159) (47.1% red, 56.5% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 15 / 6 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #78909F carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Scotty Silver (#758A9C). Slightly further away sit Shadow Blue (#778BA5) and Ash Blue (#7A9598).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 144, 159) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78909F: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #78909F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78909F color variations

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

#78909F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78909F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5D7483

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#455762

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#2E3A41

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#171D20

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Black

#000000

#78909F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7A8A93

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#7D8386

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Grey

#808080

#78909F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#789F9F

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#78909F 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
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#A08879
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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
#78909F
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#A09B79
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#A0797D
#A0797D

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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
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#79A09B
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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
#78909F
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#A07991
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#91A079
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#78909F
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#8879A0
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#A08879
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#91A079
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9B79A0
#9B79A0

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#A08879
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#7DA079
#7DA079

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Nearest named colors to #78909F

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

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Grayish Sapphire Blue

#7D88A8

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

#78909F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78909F
  • RGB120, 144, 159
  • CMYK15, 6, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(120, 144, 159)
  • HSL203°, 17%, 55%
  • HSL Precise203.077°, 16.883%, 54.706%
  • HSV203°, 25%, 62%
  • HSB203°, 25%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.565, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.565, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.565, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78909F
  • DECIMAL ID7901343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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