What color is #78ADAB?

#78ADAB 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 #78ADAB?

The RGB value is 120, 173, 171: 120 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78ADAB?

The complementary color is #AD787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78ADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78ADAB color

#78ADAB rgb(120, 173, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78ADAB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (120, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#78ADAB color codes

HEX	`#78ADAB`
RGB	`rgb(120, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.14, -17.79, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.14, 18.37, 194.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.037, 36.819, 44.044)`
Decimal	`7908779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78ADAB, 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 #78ADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78ADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #78ADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78adab; }
.text { color: #78adab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78adab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78adab, #7895ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78ADAB?: #78ADAB 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 #78ADAB?: The RGB value is 120, 173, 171: 120 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78ADAB?: The complementary color is #AD787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78ADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.