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#78CACC

#78cacc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#78cacc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.18% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 181.43°, with 45.16% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5059

Complementary

  1. #78cacc
  2. #cc7a78

Split complementary

  1. #78cacc
  2. #cc78a0
  3. #cca478

Analogous

  1. #78cca4
  2. #78cacc
  3. #78a0cc

Triadic

  1. #78cacc
  2. #cc78ca
  3. #cacc78

Tetradic

  1. #78cacc
  2. #7a78cc
  3. #cc7a78
  4. #cacc78

Square

  1. #78cacc
  2. #a478cc
  3. #cc7a78
  4. #a0cc78

Monochromatic

  1. #2f7a7c
  2. #44b1b4
  3. #78cacc
  4. #b0e0e1
  5. #e7f6f6

Shades

#78cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78cacc
  2. #6cb6b8
  3. #60a2a3
  4. #548d8f
  5. #48797a
  6. #3c6566
  7. #305152
  8. #243d3d
  9. #182829
  10. #0c1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#78cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78cacc
  2. #86cfd1
  3. #93d5d6
  4. #a1dadb
  5. #aedfe0
  6. #bce5e6
  7. #c9eaeb
  8. #d7eff0
  9. #e4f4f5
  10. #f2fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78cacc
  2. #79c3c4
  3. #7abbbd
  4. #7ab4b5
  5. #7bacae
  6. #7ca5a6
  7. #7d9e9e
  8. #7e9697
  9. #7e8f8f
  10. #7f8788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5c2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #51cfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbfcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63cdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78cacc {
  color: #78cacc;
}
Background
.bg-78cacc {
  background-color: #78cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78cacc {
  border: 2px solid #78cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78cacc, #78a0cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.54 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.79 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.39 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.81 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.19 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.55 #873533 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#78cacc  rgb(120, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 45%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc7a78  rgb(204, 122, 120)  hsl(1, 45%, 64%)  Old Rose
#cc78ca  rgb(204, 120, 202)  hsl(301, 45%, 64%)  Orchid
#cacc78  rgb(202, 204, 120)  hsl(61, 45%, 64%)  Dark Khaki