#78A59D Color

#78A59D is rgb(120, 165, 157) in RGB and hsl(169, 20%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78A59D

HEX#78A59D

RGBrgb(120, 165, 157)

HSLhsl(169, 20%, 56%)

HSVhsv(169, 27%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.05 182.6)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78A59D 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 text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78A59D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78A59D Complementary#A57881 Analogous#78A587 Analogous#7897A5 Triadic#9D78A5 Triadic#A59D78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78A59D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB1AA #9DBEB8 #AFCAC5 #C2D6D2 #D4E2E0 #E7EFED

Shades

#64968D #547D76 #456862 #35504B #273A37 #162220

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