What color is #78ABB5?

#78ABB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78ABB5?

The RGB value is 120, 171, 181: 120 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78ABB5?

The complementary color is #B58278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78ABB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78ABB5 color

#78ABB5 rgb(120, 171, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78ABB5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 67.1% green and 71% blue (120, 171, 181).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#78ABB5 color codes

HEX	`#78ABB5`
RGB	`rgb(120, 171, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 67.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, -14.32, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 17.77, 216.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.646, 36.453, 49.128)`
Decimal	`7908277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78ABB5, 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 #78ABB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78ABB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #78ABB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78abb5; }
.text { color: #78abb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78abb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 171 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78abb5, #788cb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78ABB5?: #78ABB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78ABB5?: The RGB value is 120, 171, 181: 120 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78ABB5?: The complementary color is #B58278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78ABB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.