Information about #78A29F color

#78A29F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78A29F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 162, 159) — 47.1% red, 63.5% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 0 / 1 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #78A29F 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 just a few steps away from Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8) and Awash (#739CA9).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 162, 159) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78A29F: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78A29F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78A29F color variations

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

#78A29F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78A29F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78A29F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78A29F 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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#78A29F 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 #78A29F

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

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Acapulco color link
Acapulco

#75AA94

Grayish Spring Green color link
Grayish Spring Green

#7DA893

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

#78A29F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78A29F
  • RGB120, 162, 159
  • CMYK16, 0, 1, 36
  • CSSrgb(120, 162, 159)
  • HSL176°, 18%, 55%
  • HSL Precise175.714°, 18.421%, 55.294%
  • HSV176°, 26%, 64%
  • HSB176°, 26%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.635, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.635, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.635, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78A29F
  • DECIMAL ID7905951
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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