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#78EEFF closest to Shallow Water

#78EEFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 93.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(120, 238, 255)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 53% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #78EEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.47:1.

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Variations of #78EEFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#78EEFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#78EEFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #78EEFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C8D6FF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE6FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8E7FF
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8D6FF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6DFFF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F7F3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5DF2FA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAE1E6

#78EEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#78EEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.47:1 Super#78EEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#78EEFF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #78EEFF; }
.background { background-color: #78EEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #78EEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 238 255);
color: hsl(188 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.887 0.109 207.8);

#78EEFF FAQ

What color is #78EEFF?

#78EEFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #78EEFF?

#78EEFF is rgb(120, 238, 255) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(53%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #78EEFF?

The complementary color of #78EEFF is #FF8978, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #78EEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #78EEFF: 15.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #78EEFF a warm or cool color?

#78EEFF is a cool color.