Information about #78A0A2 color

#78A0A2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78A0A2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 160, 162) — 47.1% red, 62.7% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 1 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78A0A2 reads as a gently muted cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8). Slightly further away sit Awash (#739CA9) and Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 160, 162) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #78A0A2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78A0A2 color variations

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#78A0A2 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 #78A0A2

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

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78A0A2
  • RGB120, 160, 162
  • CMYK16, 1, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(120, 160, 162)
  • HSL183°, 18%, 55%
  • HSL Precise182.857°, 18.421%, 55.294%
  • HSV183°, 26%, 64%
  • HSB183°, 26%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.627, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.627, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.627, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78A0A2
  • DECIMAL ID7905442
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01