#78B5AD Color

#78B5AD is rgb(120, 181, 173) in RGB and hsl(172, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#78B5AD

HEX#78B5AD

RGBrgb(120, 181, 173)

HSLhsl(172, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(172, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.064 185.5)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #78B5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78B5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#78B5AD Complementary#B57880 Analogous#78B58E Analogous#789FB5 Triadic#AD78B5 Triadic#B5AD78

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #78B5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CC0B9 #9CC9C3 #B0D4CF #C0DDD9 #D4E7E5 #E5F1EF

Shades

#5EA69D #4E8D85 #3F736C #335C57 #24423E #162725

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