What color is #78AFAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #78AFAC?

The RGB value is 120, 175, 172: 120 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AFAC?

The complementary color is #AF787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78AFAC color

#78AFAC rgb(120, 175, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78AFAC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 68.6% green and 67.5% blue (120, 175, 172).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#78AFAC color codes

HEX	`#78AFAC`
RGB	`rgb(120, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -18.59, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 19.07, 192.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.52, 37.63, 44.677)`
Decimal	`7909292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AFAC, 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 #78AFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #78AFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78afac; }
.text { color: #78afac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78afac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78afac, #7896af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78AFAC?: #78AFAC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AFAC?: The RGB value is 120, 175, 172: 120 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AFAC?: The complementary color is #AF787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.