#78BDBD#78BDBD

#78BDBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.070 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BDBD
RGB	rgb(120, 189, 189)
HSL	hsl(180, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(180, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.27, -21.66, -6.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.27, 22.73, 197.64°)
OKLab	oklab(75.28% -0.0671 -0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(75.28% 0.07 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(35.1253, 44.0600, 54.7878)
Luminance	0.4406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BDBD #BD7878

analogous

#78BD9A #78BDBD #789ABD

triadic

#78BDBD #BD78BD #BDBD78

tetradic

#78BDBD #9A78BD #BD7878 #9ABD78

square

#78BDBD #9A78BD #BD7878 #9ABD78

split-complementary

#78BDBD #BD789A #BD9A78

monochromatic

#3D7D7D #51A6A6 #78BDBD #A1D1D1 #CAE5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#78BDBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.81

#78BDBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BDBD

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BDBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BDBD	1.00	2.14	9.81	9.81
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5B7BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8ADBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5BC1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bdbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 189, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.070 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d1d0',
    500: '#78bdbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78bdbd;
$custom-light: #a2d1d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bdbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75279,
    "c": 0.06971,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BDBD

secondary

#D6BBBB

accent

#3838AD

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BDBD

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

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