What color is #78CCD9?

#78CCD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78CCD9?

The RGB value is 120, 204, 217: 120 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78CCD9?

The complementary color is #D98578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78CCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78CCD9 color

#78CCD9 rgb(120, 204, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78CCD9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 80% green and 85.1% blue (120, 204, 217).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Summer of ’82 (#74CDD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#78CCD9 color codes

HEX	`#78CCD9`
RGB	`rgb(120, 204, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 80%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 56%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, -22.14, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 26.42, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.858, 52.185, 73.499)`
Decimal	`7916761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78CCD9, 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 #78CCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78CCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #78CCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78ccd9; }
.text { color: #78ccd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78ccd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 204 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78ccd9, #789bd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #78CCD9?: #78CCD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78CCD9?: The RGB value is 120, 204, 217: 120 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78CCD9?: The complementary color is #D98578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78CCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.