#78AB9C Color

#78AB9C is rgb(120, 171, 156) in RGB and hsl(162, 23%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78AB9C

HEX#78AB9C

RGBrgb(120, 171, 156)

HSLhsl(162, 23%, 57%)

HSVhsv(162, 30%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.059 174.3)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 9%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78AB9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78AB9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78AB9C Complementary#AB7887 Analogous#78AB82 Analogous#78A0AB Triadic#9B78AB Triadic#AB9B78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78AB9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB6A9 #9EC2B7 #B1CEC5 #C0D8D1 #D3E4DF #E6EFEC

Shades

#609A88 #528475 #436B5F #35554B #253C35 #182621

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