What color is #78A6B3?

#78A6B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A6B3?

The RGB value is 120, 166, 179: 120 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A6B3?

The complementary color is #B38578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A6B3 color

#78A6B3 rgb(120, 166, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78A6B3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 65.1% green and 70.2% blue (120, 166, 179).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#78A6B3 color codes

HEX	`#78A6B3`
RGB	`rgb(120, 166, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 65.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, -12.15, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 16.83, 223.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.516, 34.519, 47.747)`
Decimal	`7906995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A6B3, 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 #78A6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #78A6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a6b3; }
.text { color: #78a6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 166 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a6b3, #7889b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78A6B3?: #78A6B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A6B3?: The RGB value is 120, 166, 179: 120 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A6B3?: The complementary color is #B38578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.