What color is #78B1BF?

#78B1BF is a desaturated cyan known as Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glacier?

The RGB value is 120, 177, 191: 120 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glacier?

The complementary color is #BF8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glacier color: hex code #78B1BF

#78B1BF rgb(120, 177, 191)

Shades of teal

Glacier has the hex code #78B1BF. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 69.4% green and 74.9% blue (120, 177, 191).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

Glacier (#78B1BF) color codes

HEX	`#78B1BF`
RGB	`rgb(120, 177, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 69.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -14.97, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 19.84, 221.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.869, 39.197, 55.114)`
Decimal	`7909823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glacier, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78B1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78B1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b1bf; }
.text { color: #78b1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 177 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b1bf, #788dbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #78B1BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #78B1BF?: #78B1BF is a desaturated cyan known as Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glacier?: The RGB value is 120, 177, 191: 120 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glacier?: The complementary color is #BF8678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.