What color is #78ABC8?

#78ABC8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78ABC8?

The RGB value is 120, 171, 200: 120 red, 171 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78ABC8?

The complementary color is #C89578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78ABC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78ABC8 color

#78ABC8 rgb(120, 171, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78ABC8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 67.1% green and 78.4% blue (120, 171, 200).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#78ABC8 color codes

HEX	`#78ABC8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 171, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 67.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -9.42, -20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 22.21, 244.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.73, 37.287, 60.105)`
Decimal	`7908296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78ABC8, 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 #78ABC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78ABC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #78ABC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78abc8; }
.text { color: #78abc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78abc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 171 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78abc8, #7883c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #78ABC8?: #78ABC8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78ABC8?: The RGB value is 120, 171, 200: 120 red, 171 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78ABC8?: The complementary color is #C89578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78ABC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.