Information about #78C3BA color

#78C3BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78C3BA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 195, 186) — 47.1% red, 76.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 4 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78C3BA reads as a softly balanced cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(120, 195, 186)), which gives #78C3BA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78C3BA: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78C3BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78C3BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78C3BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78C3BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#275751

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Black

#000000

#78C3BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78C3BA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78C3BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#C39679
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#C379A7
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#79C396
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#78C3BA
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#BA79C3
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#C3BA79
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7982C3
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#C3BA79
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9679C3
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Nearest named colors to #78C3BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Vintage Turquoise color link
Vintage Turquoise

#6DB6AD

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

#78C3BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78C3BA
  • RGB120, 195, 186
  • CMYK29, 0, 4, 24
  • CSSrgb(120, 195, 186)
  • HSL173°, 38%, 62%
  • HSL Precise172.8°, 38.462%, 61.765%
  • HSV173°, 38%, 76%
  • HSB173°, 38%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.765, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.765, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.765, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78C3BA
  • DECIMAL ID7914426
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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