What color is #78A4AB?

#78A4AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A4AB?

The RGB value is 120, 164, 171: 120 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A4AB?

The complementary color is #AB7F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A4AB color

#78A4AB rgb(120, 164, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78A4AB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 64.3% green and 67.1% blue (120, 164, 171).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#78A4AB color codes

HEX	`#78A4AB`
RGB	`rgb(120, 164, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 64.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, -13.05, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 15.52, 212.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.37, 33.483, 43.488)`
Decimal	`7906475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A4AB, 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 #78A4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #78A4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a4ab; }
.text { color: #78a4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 164 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a4ab, #788aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78A4AB?: #78A4AB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A4AB?: The RGB value is 120, 164, 171: 120 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A4AB?: The complementary color is #AB7F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.