Information about #78AAA2 color

#78AAA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78AAA2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 170, 162) — 47.1% red, 66.7% green, 63.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 3 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78AAA2 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8). Slightly further away sit Gulf Stream (#74B2A8) and Green Sheen (#6EAEA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 170, 162) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78AAA2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78AAA2 color variations

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

#78AAA2 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 #78AAA2

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

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Acapulco color link
Acapulco

#75AA94

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78AAA2
  • RGB120, 170, 162
  • CMYK20, 0, 3, 33
  • CSSrgb(120, 170, 162)
  • HSL170°, 23%, 57%
  • HSL Precise170.4°, 22.727%, 56.863%
  • HSV170°, 29%, 67%
  • HSB170°, 29%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.667, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.667, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.667, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78AAA2
  • DECIMAL ID7908002
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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