Information about #78C4BE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #78C4BE reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).
In RGB terms — rgb(120, 196, 190) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78C4BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #78C4BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#78C4BE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#78C4BE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78C4BE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78C4BE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78C4BE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78C4BE 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 #78C4BE color
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Nearest named colors to #78C4BE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78C7C7
#7AC5B4
#77BFC7
#7CB7BB
#78D1B6
#6FD2BE
#82CBB2
#6AB9BB
#71B8CA
#78B1BF
#86D2C1
#77B7D0
#78C4BE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78C4BE
- RGB120, 196, 190
- CMYK30, 0, 2, 23
- CSSrgb(120, 196, 190)
- HSL175°, 39%, 62%
- HSL Precise175.263°, 39.175%, 61.961%
- HSV175°, 39%, 77%
- HSB175°, 39%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.769, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.769, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.769, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID78C4BE
- DECIMAL ID7914686
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
