Crayola crayon color

Crayola Aquamarine #78DBE2

Crayola Aquamarine is shown here as #78DBE2, the commonly published value for the crayon. It is a pale muted cyan in the cyan family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.834, chroma 0.094 and hue 201.5°. The nearest CSS named color is mediumturquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE2000 6.7 away.

Relative luminance
0.6015
OKLCH L · C · h
0.834 · 0.094 · 201.5
Best text
Black 13.02:1
Hue family
Cyan
Inspect this color Check contrast

#78DBE2 color codes

HEX
#78DBE2
RGB
rgb(120, 219, 226)
HSL
hsl(184, 65%, 68%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.834 0.094 201.5)
OKLab
oklab(0.834 -0.087 -0.034)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 81.92, a* -27.23, b* -12.46
XYZ (D65)
X 46.80, Y 60.14, Z 81.08
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(47%, 3%, 0%, 11%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Crayola is a trademark of Crayola LLC, which this site is not affiliated with. The value is the commonly published sRGB rendering of the crayon, not a Crayola specification.

Legibility

Contrast: is #78DBE2 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 13.02:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.61:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    13.02:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +76

  • White text on it

    1.61:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −30

  • As text on black

    13.02:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −75

  • As text on white

    1.61:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +27

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #03828A 4.60:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.83 to 0.55 reaches 4.60:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #78DBE2 13.02:1

    It already reaches 13.02:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #78DBE2 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #78DBE2

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #78DBE2 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#DBFDFF
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.50
  2. 100#B3FAFF
    White
    1.16
    Black
    18.03
  3. 200#94E8EE
    White
    1.39
    Black
    15.03
  4. 300This color#78DBE2
    White
    1.61
    Black
    13.02
  5. 400#50B3B9
    White
    2.47
    Black
    8.48
  6. 500#2C979E
    White
    3.48
    Black
    6.02
  7. 600#007E85
    White
    4.85
    Black
    4.32
  8. 700#00656A
    White
    6.84
    Black
    3.06
  9. 800#00494E
    White
    10.17
    Black
    2.06
  10. 900#003033
    White
    14.28
    Black
    1.47
  11. 950#001B1D
    White
    17.87
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #78DBE2 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.142; #78DBE2 uses 66% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.190 there: 34% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.094
sRGB edge
0.142
Display P3 edge
0.190
Rec. 2020 edge
0.218
Dominant wavelength
490 nm
Excitation purity
24%
Chromaticity
x 0.2489, y 0.3199
  • This color#78DBE2
  • Most vivid in sRGB#00E3EF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.834 0.190 201.5)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #78dbe2;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.9029 0.9738); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #78DBE2

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#BCEDF1
  • OKLab50%#C0EEF1
  • OKLCH50%#C0EEF1

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#3C6E71
  • OKLab50%#2A5457
  • OKLCH50%#2A5457

Its complement #FFB1AE

  • sRGB50%#BCC6C8
  • OKLab50%#C8C9C8
  • OKLCH50%#CACF88
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #78dbe2, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #78dbe2 50%, white);

In use

#78DBE2 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:113.02:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.61:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.61:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.61:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #03828A 4.60:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:113.02:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:111.62:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:111.62:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:111.62:1 Passes

Color vision

How #78DBE2 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 22.2; tritanopia changes it least, 6.8.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #CED3E3 ΔE2000 22.2

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #BCC6E3 ΔE2000 22.1

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #3CE2DD ΔE2000 6.8

    Noticeable

    Reads as pale soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #CCCCCC ΔE2000 21.2

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #FFB1AE. Their lightness contrast is only 1.07:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#78DBE2 · #FFB1AE43.6Stays distinct
Protanopia#CED3E3 · #C0BCAD16.0Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#BCC6E3 · #D3CBAD25.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#3CE2DD · #FFA8B153.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC · #C5C5C51.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #78DBE2

Its complement is #FFB1AE, a pale muted red, on the warm side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#78DBE2
  • Complement#FFB1AE

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#86DDC1
  • Base#78DBE2
  • +30°#87D4FB

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#78DBE2
  • +120°#E5B5ED
  • +240°#E7C381

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#78DBE2
  • +150°#F9B0CF
  • +210°#FAB890

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-crayola-aquamarine: #78dbe2;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'crayola-aquamarine': '#78dbe2',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-crayola-aquamarine: oklch(0.834 0.094 201.5);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "crayola-aquamarine": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.4706, 0.8588, 0.8863],
        "hex": "#78dbe2"
      },
      "$description": "Crayola Aquamarine"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let crayolaAquamarine = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.471, green: 0.859, blue: 0.886, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val CrayolaAquamarine = Color(0xFF78DBE2)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #78DBE2 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.