What color is #78B8F8?

#78B8F8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78B8F8?

The RGB value is 120, 184, 248: 120 red, 184 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78B8F8?

The complementary color is #F8B878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B8F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78B8F8 color

#78B8F8 rgb(120, 184, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #78B8F8 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 72.2% green and 97.3% blue (120, 184, 248).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 90% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cooler Than Ever (#77BBFF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#78B8F8 color codes

HEX	`#78B8F8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 184, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 72.2%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 90%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 52%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 26%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -2.99, -37.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 38.1, 265.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.824, 45.048, 95.28)`
Decimal	`7911672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78B8F8, 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 #78B8F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B8F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #78B8F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b8f8; }
.text { color: #78b8f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b8f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 184 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b8f8, #7878f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #78B8F8?: #78B8F8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78B8F8?: The RGB value is 120, 184, 248: 120 red, 184 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78B8F8?: The complementary color is #F8B878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B8F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.