Information about #78C1C9 color

#78C1C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78C1C9 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(120, 193, 201) (47.1% red, 75.7% green, 78.8% blue), or CMYK 32 / 3 / 0 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #78C1C9 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7) and Refresh (#71B8CA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(120, 193, 201)), which gives #78C1C9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #78C1C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78C1C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78C1C9 color variations

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

#78C1C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78C1C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78C1C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78C1C9 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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#78C1C9 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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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
#78C1C9
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #78C1C9

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

#78C1C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78C1C9
  • RGB120, 193, 201
  • CMYK32, 3, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(120, 193, 201)
  • HSL186°, 43%, 63%
  • HSL Precise185.926°, 42.857%, 62.941%
  • HSV186°, 40%, 79%
  • HSB186°, 40%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.757, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.757, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.757, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78C1C9
  • DECIMAL ID7913929
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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