#78A5A1 Color

#78A5A1 is rgb(120, 165, 161) in RGB and hsl(175, 20%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78A5A1

HEX#78A5A1

RGBrgb(120, 165, 161)

HSLhsl(175, 20%, 56%)

HSVhsv(175, 27%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.049 189.2)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78A5A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78A5A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78A5A1 Complementary#A5787C Analogous#78A58B Analogous#7893A5 Triadic#A278A5 Triadic#A5A278

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78A5A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB1AE #9DBEBB #AFCAC8 #C2D6D4 #D4E2E1 #E7EFEE

Shades

#649692 #547D7A #456865 #35504D #273A39 #162221

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