What color is #78A3A2?

#78A3A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A3A2?

The RGB value is 120, 163, 162: 120 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A3A2?

The complementary color is #A37879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A3A2 color

#78A3A2 rgb(120, 163, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78A3A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 63.9% green and 63.5% blue (120, 163, 162).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#78A3A2 color codes

HEX	`#78A3A2`
RGB	`rgb(120, 163, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 63.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -14.66, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 15.24, 195.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.362, 32.795, 39.064)`
Decimal	`7906210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A3A2, 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 #78A3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #78A3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a3a2; }
.text { color: #78a3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 163 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a3a2, #788fa3); }

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Questions

What color is #78A3A2?: #78A3A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A3A2?: The RGB value is 120, 163, 162: 120 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A3A2?: The complementary color is #A37879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.