#78B0AC Color

#78B0AC is rgb(120, 176, 172) in RGB and hsl(176, 26%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78B0AC

HEX#78B0AC

RGBrgb(120, 176, 172)

HSLhsl(176, 26%, 58%)

HSVhsv(176, 32%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.059 190.3)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78B0AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78B0AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78B0AC Complementary#B0787C Analogous#78B090 Analogous#7898B0 Triadic#AC78B0 Triadic#B0AC78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78B0AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BBBB8 #9BC5C2 #AFD0CE #C2DBD9 #D5E6E5 #E5F0EF

Shades

#5EA19C #518A86 #42706D #335754 #243D3B #172725

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