#78BEBF#78BEBF

#78BEBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.071 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BEBF
RGB	rgb(120, 190, 191)
HSL	hsl(181, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(181, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.61, -21.67, -7.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.61, 22.92, 199.01°)
OKLab	oklab(75.57% -0.0675 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(75.57% 0.071 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.5597, 44.5792, 56.0110)
Luminance	0.4458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BEBF #BF7978

analogous

#78BF9C #78BEBF #789ABF

triadic

#78BEBF #BF78BE #BEBF78

tetradic

#78BEBF #9C78BF #BF7978 #9ABF78

square

#78BEBF #9C78BF #BF7978 #9ABF78

split-complementary

#78BEBF #BF789A #BF9C78

monochromatic

#3D7F80 #50A8A9 #78BEBF #A2D2D3 #CBE6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#78BEBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#78BEBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BEBF

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BEBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BEBF	1.00	2.12	9.92	9.92
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5B8BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8AEC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5AC2BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 190, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.071 196.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.845,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75574,
    "c": 0.07054,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BEBF

secondary

#D7BCBC

accent

#3937AF

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BEBF

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