Information about #78ACAF color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned aqua cyan, #78ACAF carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kumutoto (#78AFB2). Slightly further away sit Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8) and Gulf Stream (#74B2A8).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 172, 175)), which gives #78ACAF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78ACAF: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#78ACAF color variations
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#78ACAF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78ACAF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78ACAF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78ACAF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78ACAF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #78ACAF color
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Nearest named colors to #78ACAF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78AFB2
#7DA8A8
#74B2A8
#81A6AA
#77A1B5
#6DAFA7
#6DA5B4
#6DB6AD
#85B3B2
#85A3B2
#7D9EA8
#78B1BF
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78ACAF
- RGB120, 172, 175
- CMYK22, 1, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(120, 172, 175)
- HSL183°, 26%, 58%
- HSL Precise183.273°, 25.581%, 57.843%
- HSV183°, 31%, 69%
- HSB183°, 31%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.675, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.675, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.675, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID78ACAF
- DECIMAL ID7908527
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
