Information about #78999A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78999A belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 153, 154) — 47.1% red, 60% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78999A reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. 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 almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metamorphis (#809D96) and Crescent (#839596).

The recipe behind #78999A is rgb(120, 153, 154), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78999A: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78999A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78999A color variations

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

#78999A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78999A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78999A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78999A 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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#78999A 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #78999A

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

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Pale Green Onion color link
Pale Green Onion

#749F8D

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

#78999A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78999A
  • RGB120, 153, 154
  • CMYK13, 0, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(120, 153, 154)
  • HSL182°, 14%, 54%
  • HSL Precise181.765°, 14.407%, 53.725%
  • HSV182°, 22%, 60%
  • HSB182°, 22%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.600, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.600, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.600, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78999A
  • DECIMAL ID7903642
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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