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#78BFCE Color

#78BFCE is rgb(120, 191, 206) in RGB, hsl(190, 47%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78BFCE
HEX#78BFCE
RGBrgb(120, 191, 206)
HSLhsl(190, 47%, 64%)
HSVhsv(190, 42%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.074 212.5)
LABlab(73.07% -20.30 -14.99)
LCHlch(73.07% 25.24 216.44)

What #78BFCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #78BFCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.07Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.19Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.35Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 10.19Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 10.21Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 10.39

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#78BFCE Channel Values

How #78BFCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 191 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 47% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 42% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78BFCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78BFCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78BFCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78BFCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78BFCE
Complementary
#CE8678
Analogous
#78CEB2
Analogous
#7895CE
Triadic
#CE78C0
Triadic
#C0CE78
Split comp.
#CE7895
Split comp.
#CEB278

Tints & Shades of #78BFCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BC9D5
#9ED1DC
#B0DAE3
#BFE1E8
#D2EAEF
#E5F3F6

Shades

#56B0C2
#409DB0
#337F8E
#296470
#1C464F
#122C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78BFCE.

How #78BFCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#78BFCE
Protanopia#B5B5CE
Protanomaly#A0B9CE
Deuteranopia#ACACCF
Deuteranomaly#9AB4CF
Tritanopia#74C1C1
Tritanomaly#76C0C6
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #78BFCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-78bfce: #78BFCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78BFCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78bfce': '#78BFCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.749, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_78bfce">#78BFCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#78BFCE"

More Teal Colors

#78BFCE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78BFCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78BFCE?

#78BFCE is a light teal — rgb(120, 191, 206) in RGB and hsl(190, 47%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #78BFCE?

#78BFCE is rgb(120, 191, 206) — red 120, green 191, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78BFCE?

#78BFCE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78BFCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78BFCE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78BFCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78BFCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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