What color is #78AAA7?

#78AAA7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78AAA7?

The RGB value is 120, 170, 167: 120 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AAA7?

The complementary color is #AA787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AAA7?

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.

#78AAA7 color

#78AAA7 rgb(120, 170, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78AAA7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (120, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#78AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#78AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(120, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -17.17, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 17.58, 192.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.093, 35.531, 41.877)`
Decimal	`7908007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AAA7, 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 #78AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AAA7 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 #78AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78aaa7; }
.text { color: #78aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78aaa7, #7894aa); }

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Questions

What color is #78AAA7?: #78AAA7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AAA7?: The RGB value is 120, 170, 167: 120 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AAA7?: The complementary color is #AA787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AAA7?: 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.