#78A5B5 Color

#78A5B5 is rgb(120, 165, 181) in RGB and hsl(196, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78A5B5

HEX#78A5B5

RGBrgb(120, 165, 181)

HSLhsl(196, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(196, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.054 221.9)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78A5B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78A5B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78A5B5 Complementary#B58878 Analogous#78B5A7 Analogous#7886B5 Triadic#B578A5 Triadic#A5B578

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78A5B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CB2C0 #9CBDC9 #B0CAD4 #C0D5DD #D4E2E7 #E5EDF1

Shades

#5E93A6 #4E7C8D #3F6573 #33515C #243A42 #162327

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