Information about #78DDDC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#78DDDC is a clearly saturated aqua cyan 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 very close to Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Middle Blue (#7ED4E6) and Tiffany Blue (#81D8D0).
The recipe behind #78DDDC is rgb(120, 221, 220), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78DDDC: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #78DDDC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#78DDDC color variations
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#78DDDC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#78DDDC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#78DDDC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#78DDDC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#78DDDC 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 #78DDDC color
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Nearest named colors to #78DDDC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#71D9E2
#7ED4E6
#81D8D0
#7ECDDD
#80DAEB
#81D3D1
#88D6DC
#6ECDDB
#7AE2F0
#8BE7DC
#8BDCE7
#85CED1
#78DDDC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#78DDDC
- RGB120, 221, 220
- CMYK40, 0, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(120, 221, 220)
- HSL179°, 60%, 67%
- HSL Precise179.406°, 59.763%, 66.863%
- HSV179°, 46%, 87%
- HSB179°, 46%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.867, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.867, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.867, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID78DDDC
- DECIMAL ID7921116
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



