#78AB9D Color

#78AB9D is rgb(120, 171, 157) in RGB and hsl(164, 23%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78AB9D

HEX#78AB9D

RGBrgb(120, 171, 157)

HSLhsl(164, 23%, 57%)

HSVhsv(164, 30%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.058 175.6)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78AB9D 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 text8.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78AB9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78AB9D Complementary#AB7886 Analogous#78AB84 Analogous#789FAB Triadic#9D78AB Triadic#AB9D78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78AB9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB6AB #9EC2B8 #B1CEC6 #C0D8D1 #D3E4DF #E6EFED

Shades

#609A8A #528477 #436B60 #35554C #253C36 #182622

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