#78A59B Color

#78A59B is rgb(120, 165, 155) in RGB and hsl(167, 20%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78A59B

HEX#78A59B

RGBrgb(120, 165, 155)

HSLhsl(167, 20%, 56%)

HSVhsv(167, 27%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.051 179.4)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78A59B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78A59B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78A59B Complementary#A57882 Analogous#78A585 Analogous#7899A5 Triadic#9C78A5 Triadic#A59C78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78A59B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB1A9 #9DBEB7 #AFCAC4 #C2D6D2 #D4E2DF #E7EFED

Shades

#64968B #547D74 #456861 #35504A #273A36 #16221F

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