#78AB9E Color

#78AB9E is rgb(120, 171, 158) in RGB and hsl(165, 23%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78AB9E

HEX#78AB9E

RGBrgb(120, 171, 158)

HSLhsl(165, 23%, 57%)

HSVhsv(165, 30%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.057 176.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78AB9E 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 text8.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78AB9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78AB9E Complementary#AB7885 Analogous#78AB85 Analogous#789EAB Triadic#9E78AB Triadic#AB9E78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78AB9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BB6AC #9EC2B9 #B1CEC7 #C0D8D2 #D3E4DF #E6EFED

Shades

#609A8B #528477 #436B61 #35554D #253C36 #182622

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