Information about #78DCDD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#78DCDD presents itself as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Middle Blue (#7ED4E6) and Spray (#7ECDDD).
The recipe behind #78DCDD is rgb(120, 220, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #78DCDD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78DCDD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#78DCDD color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#78DCDD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78DCDD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78DCDD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78DCDD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78DCDD 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 #78DCDD color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #78DCDD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#71D9E2
#7ED4E6
#7ECDDD
#80DAEB
#81D8D0
#88D6DC
#81D3D1
#6ECDDB
#7AE2F0
#8BDCE7
#8BE7DC
#85CED1
#78DCDD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78DCDD
- RGB120, 220, 221
- CMYK40, 0, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(120, 220, 221)
- HSL181°, 60%, 67%
- HSL Precise180.594°, 59.763%, 66.863%
- HSV181°, 46%, 87%
- HSB181°, 46%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.863, 0.867)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.863, 0.867, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.863, 0.867)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID78DCDD
- DECIMAL ID7920861
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
