Information about #78BCB4 color

#78BCB4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78BCB4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 188, 180) — 47.1% red, 73.7% green, 70.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 0 / 4 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #78BCB4 reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Kumutoto (#78AFB2).

The recipe behind #78BCB4 is rgb(120, 188, 180), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78BCB4: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #78BCB4 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78BCB4 color variations

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

#78BCB4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78BCB4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78BCB4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78BCB4 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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#78BCB4 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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#BC76A1
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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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#B476BC
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#BCB476
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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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#767EBC
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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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#9176BC
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#BC767E
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#A1BC76
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Nearest named colors to #78BCB4

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

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Vintage Turquoise color link
Vintage Turquoise

#6DB6AD

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

#78BCB4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BCB4
  • RGB120, 188, 180
  • CMYK36, 0, 4, 26
  • CSSrgb(120, 188, 180)
  • HSL173°, 34%, 60%
  • HSL Precise172.941°, 33.663%, 60.392%
  • HSV173°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB173°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.737, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.737, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.737, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BCB4
  • DECIMAL ID7912628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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