#78ACA3#78ACA3
#78ACA3 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.057 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78ACA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 172, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 24%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 30%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.2%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -19.13, -0.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 19.15, 182.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% -0.0565 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.057 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1069, 36.1409, 40.0854) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.54
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78ACA3 #AC7881
analogous
#78AC89 #78ACA3 #789BAC
triadic
#78ACA3 #A378AC #ACA378
tetradic
#78ACA3 #8978AC #AC7881 #9BAC78
square
#78ACA3 #8978AC #AC7881 #9BAC78
split-complementary
#78ACA3 #AC789B #AC8978
monochromatic
#416962 #588F85 #78ACA3 #9EC3BD #C4DBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#78ACA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#78ACA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78ACA3
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78ACA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78ACA3 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68AEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78aca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 172, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.057 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0c5be',
500: '#78aca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78aca3; $custom-light: #a0c5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78aca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 172,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.615,
"s": 23.853,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70521,
"c": 0.05661,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.36142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78ACA3
secondary
#CAB5B9
accent
#6777C0
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F6
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181