Information about #78BFBC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78BFBC belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 191, 188) (47.1% red, 74.9% green, 73.7% blue), or CMYK 28 / 0 / 1 / 25 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78BFBC presents itself as a softly balanced water-like cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Neptune (#7CB7BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 191, 188) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78BFBC: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78BFBC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78BFBC color variations

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

#78BFBC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78BFBC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78BFBC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78BFBC 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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#78BFBC 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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#BF9878
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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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#BC78BF
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#BFBC78
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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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#787BBF
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#BFBC78
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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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#9878BF
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#9FBF78
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Nearest named colors to #78BFBC

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

#78BFBC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BFBC
  • RGB120, 191, 188
  • CMYK28, 0, 1, 25
  • CSSrgb(120, 191, 188)
  • HSL177°, 36%, 61%
  • HSL Precise177.465°, 35.678%, 60.98%
  • HSV177°, 37%, 75%
  • HSB177°, 37%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.749, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.749, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.749, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BFBC
  • DECIMAL ID7913404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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