#78A19D Color

#78A19D is rgb(120, 161, 157) in RGB and hsl(174, 18%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78A19D

HEX#78A19D

RGBrgb(120, 161, 157)

HSLhsl(174, 18%, 55%)

HSVhsv(174, 25%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.045 188.7)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78A19D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78A19D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78A19D Complementary#A1787C Analogous#78A188 Analogous#7890A1 Triadic#9D78A1 Triadic#A19D78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78A19D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AADAA #9CBAB7 #AEC7C4 #C3D5D3 #D5E2E0 #E7EEEE

Shades

#64908C #547875 #456360 #364E4C #283937 #172120

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