Information about #78959E color

#78959E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78959E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 149, 158) (47.1% red, 58.4% green, 62% blue), or CMYK 15 / 4 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78959E presents itself as a softly toned aqua cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Azure (#7D93A8) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).

The recipe behind #78959E is rgb(120, 149, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #78959E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. No one has named #78959E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#78959E color variations

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

#78959E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78959E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#465B61

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Black

#000000

#78959E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78959E 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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#78959E 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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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
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#9F7A84
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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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#7A9F95
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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
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#9F7A96
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#969F7A
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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
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#827A9F
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#9F827A
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#969F7A
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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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#957A9F
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#9F827A
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#849F7A
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Nearest named colors to #78959E

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

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

#78959E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78959E
  • RGB120, 149, 158
  • CMYK15, 4, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(120, 149, 158)
  • HSL194°, 16%, 55%
  • HSL Precise194.211°, 16.379%, 54.51%
  • HSV194°, 24%, 62%
  • HSB194°, 24%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.584, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.584, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.584, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78959E
  • DECIMAL ID7902622
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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