What color is #78A7C3?

#78A7C3 is a desaturated azure known as Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Serene Sea?

The RGB value is 120, 167, 195: 120 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Serene Sea?

The complementary color is #C39478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Serene Sea color: hex code #78A7C3

#78A7C3 rgb(120, 167, 195)

Shades of blue

Serene Sea has the hex code #78A7C3. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 65.5% green and 76.5% blue (120, 167, 195).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

Serene Sea (#78A7C3) color codes

HEX	`#78A7C3`
RGB	`rgb(120, 167, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 65.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 14%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -8.57, -19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 21.14, 246.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.411, 35.569, 56.829)`
Decimal	`7907267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Serene Sea, 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 #78A7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #78A7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a7c3; }
.text { color: #78a7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 167 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a7c3, #7882c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

See #78A7C3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #78A7C3?: #78A7C3 is a desaturated azure known as Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Serene Sea?: The RGB value is 120, 167, 195: 120 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Serene Sea?: The complementary color is #C39478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.