Information about #78B9AD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#78B9AD presents itself as a mildly saturated cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Slightly further away sit Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Vintage Turquoise (#6DB6AD).
In RGB terms — rgb(120, 185, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78B9AD: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #78B9AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#78B9AD color variations
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#78B9AD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78B9AD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78B9AD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78B9AD color hues
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#78B9AD 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 #78B9AD color
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Nearest named colors to #78B9AD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#74B2A8
#78AFB2
#6DB6AD
#7AC5B4
#7CB7BB
#85B3B2
#6DAFA7
#7DA8A8
#6EAEA1
#78B1BF
#6AB9BB
#82CBB2
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78B9AD
- RGB120, 185, 173
- CMYK25, 0, 5, 27
- CSSrgb(120, 185, 173)
- HSL169°, 32%, 60%
- HSL Precise168.923°, 31.707%, 59.804%
- HSV169°, 35%, 73%
- HSB169°, 35%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.725, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.725, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.725, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID78B9AD
- DECIMAL ID7911853
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
