#78AFAF#78AFAF
#78AFAF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.058 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78AFAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 175, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 26%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.83, -17.88, -5.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.83, 18.78, 197.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% -0.0553 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.058 195.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8109, 37.7464, 46.2114) |
| Luminance | 0.3775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.72
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.45
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78AFAF #AF7878
analogous
#78AF93 #78AFAF #7893AF
triadic
#78AFAF #AF78AF #AFAF78
tetradic
#78AFAF #9378AF #AF7878 #93AF78
square
#78AFAF #9378AF #AF7878 #93AF78
split-complementary
#78AFAF #AF7893 #AF9378
monochromatic
#406C6C #579393 #78AFAF #9EC6C6 #C5DDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#78AFAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#78AFAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78AFAF
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78AFAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78AFAF | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA2B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78afaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 175, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.058 195.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c7c6',
500: '#78afaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78afaf; $custom-light: #a1c7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78afaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 175,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 25.581,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71597,
"c": 0.05755,
"h": 195.9
},
"luminance": 0.37748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78AFAF
secondary
#CCB6B6
accent
#6666C2
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F8
border
#CDD1D1
text
#0F1313
muted
#7F8282