#78ABBF#78ABBF

#78ABBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.061 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78ABBF
RGB	rgb(120, 171, 191)
HSL	hsl(197, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(197, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.19, -11.78, -15.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.19, 19.54, 232.93°)
OKLab	oklab(71.25% -0.0438 -0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(71.25% 0.061 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.7094, 36.8786, 54.7275)
Luminance	0.3688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#78ABBF #BF8C78

analogous

#78BFAF #78ABBF #7887BF

triadic

#78ABBF #BF78AB #ABBF78

tetradic

#78ABBF #AF78BF #BF8C78 #87BF78

square

#78ABBF #AF78BF #BF8C78 #87BF78

split-complementary

#78ABBF #BF7887 #BFAF78

monochromatic

#3D6D80 #5090A9 #78ABBF #A2C5D3 #CBDFE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#78ABBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#78ABBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78ABBF

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78ABBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78ABBF	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0A8C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5EB1B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78abbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 171, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.061 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1c4d2',
    500: '#78abbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78abbf;
$custom-light: #a1c4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78abbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.901,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71246,
    "c": 0.06124,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78ABBF

secondary

#D7C4BC

accent

#5937AF

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#0F1214

muted

#7F8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #78ABBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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