All About Color #78B0BA

#78B0BA

About #78B0BA

#78B0BA is a light cyan color with the hex code #78B0BA. In RGB it is red 120, green 176, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 32%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 35%, 5%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.72:1 on black.

#78B0BA Color Conversion

Hex triplet78, B0, BA
CMYK35.48%, 5.38%, 0.00%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal120, 176, 186
HSL189°, 32%, 60%
RGB Octal170, 260, 272
HSV (HSB)189.09°, 35.48%, 72.94%
RGB Binary1111000, 10110000, 10111010
CIE-L*AB68.45, -15.70, -10.93
RGB Percent47.06%, 69.02%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH68.45, 19.13, 214.85
XYZ32.13, 38.59, 52.21
CIE-L*UV68.45, -27.03, -14.12
xyY0.26, 0.31, 38.59
Hunter-Lab62.12, -16.37, -6.35
RYB47.06%, 58.94%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#78B0BA on a dark background: contrast 8.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#78B0BA on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #78B0BA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#78B0BA · #B5D3D9 · #49838D · #BA8278 · #D9BAB5

Analogous palette

#78BA82 · #78BAA3 · #78B0BA · #788FBA · #8278BA

Triadic palette

#78B0BA · #BA78B0 · #B0BA78 · #B5D3D9 · #D9B5D3

Tetradic palette

#78B0BA · #A378BA · #BA8278 · #8FBA78 · #49838D

Monochromatic palette

#345E65 · #4E8C97 · #78B0BA · #ABCED4 · #DDEBEE

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