#78BDB2#78BDB2

#78BDB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.072 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BDB2
RGB	rgb(120, 189, 178)
HSL	hsl(170, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(170, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.96, -24.29, -1.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.96, 24.32, 183.14°)
OKLab	oklab(74.93% -0.0717 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(74.93% 0.072 183.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.9763, 43.6004, 48.7362)
Luminance	0.4360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BDB2 #BD7883

analogous

#78BD8F #78BDB2 #78A5BD

triadic

#78BDB2 #B278BD #BDB278

tetradic

#78BDB2 #8F78BD #BD7883 #A5BD78

square

#78BDB2 #8F78BD #BD7883 #A5BD78

split-complementary

#78BDB2 #BD78A5 #BD8F78

monochromatic

#3D7D73 #51A699 #78BDB2 #A1D1C9 #CAE5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#78BDB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#78BDB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BDB2

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BDB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BDB2	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7B6B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABADB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60C0B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bdb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 189, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.072 183.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d1c9',
    500: '#78bdb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78bdb2;
$custom-light: #a2d1c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bdb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.435,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7493,
    "c": 0.07186,
    "h": 183.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.43603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BDB2

secondary

#D6BBBF

accent

#384BAD

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F8

border

#CED2D1

text

#0F1413

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BDB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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