What color is #78AEC0?

#78AEC0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78AEC0?

The RGB value is 120, 174, 192: 120 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AEC0?

The complementary color is #C08A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78AEC0 color

#78AEC0 rgb(120, 174, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78AEC0 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (120, 174, 192).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#78AEC0 color codes

HEX	`#78AEC0`
RGB	`rgb(120, 174, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 68.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 38%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, -13.12, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 19.79, 228.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.393, 38.069, 55.5)`
Decimal	`7909056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AEC0, 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 #78AEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #78AEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78aec0; }
.text { color: #78aec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78aec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 174 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78aec0, #788ac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #78AEC0?: #78AEC0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AEC0?: The RGB value is 120, 174, 192: 120 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AEC0?: The complementary color is #C08A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.