#78BDBF#78BDBF

#78BDBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.070 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BDBF
RGB	rgb(120, 189, 191)
HSL	hsl(182, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(182, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.33, -21.17, -7.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.33, 22.59, 200.45°)
OKLab	oklab(75.35% -0.0663 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(75.35% 0.07 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(35.3439, 44.1475, 55.9390)
Luminance	0.4415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BDBF #BF7A78

analogous

#78BF9D #78BDBF #7899BF

triadic

#78BDBF #BF78BD #BDBF78

tetradic

#78BDBF #9D78BF #BF7A78 #99BF78

square

#78BDBF #9D78BF #BF7A78 #99BF78

split-complementary

#78BDBF #BF7899 #BF9D78

monochromatic

#3D7E80 #50A7A9 #78BDBF #A2D1D3 #CBE6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#78BDBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.83

#78BDBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BDBF

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BDBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BDBF	1.00	2.14	9.83	9.83
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4B7BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7ADC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5BC1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bdbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 189, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.070 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d1d2',
    500: '#78bdbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78bdbf;
$custom-light: #a2d1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bdbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.69,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75345,
    "c": 0.06972,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.4415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BDBF

secondary

#D7BDBC

accent

#3A37AF

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BDBF

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

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