#78ADA5#78ADA5
#78ADA5 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.057 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78ADA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 173, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 24%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 31%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.6%, 0%, 4.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, -19.19, -1.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 19.25, 184.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% -0.057 -0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.057 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4785, 36.5953, 41.1003) |
| Luminance | 0.3660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.02
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78ADA5 #AD7880
analogous
#78AD8A #78ADA5 #789BAD
triadic
#78ADA5 #A578AD #ADA578
tetradic
#78ADA5 #8A78AD #AD7880 #9BAD78
square
#78ADA5 #8A78AD #AD7880 #9BAD78
split-complementary
#78ADA5 #AD789B #AD8A78
monochromatic
#406A64 #589088 #78ADA5 #9EC4BE #C4DBD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#78ADA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#78ADA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78ADA5
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78ADA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78ADA5 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA0A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78ada5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 173, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.057 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c5bf',
500: '#78ada5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78ada5; $custom-light: #a1c5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78ada5",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 173,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.943,
"s": 24.424,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70815,
"c": 0.05715,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.36597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78ADA5
secondary
#CBB6B9
accent
#6775C1
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F7
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1312
muted
#7F8281