#78BFBD#78BFBD
#78BFBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.072 H 193.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78BFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 191, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 36%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 37%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 0%, 1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -22.67, -6.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 23.46, 194.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.74% -0.0695 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.74% 0.072 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5585, 44.9264, 54.9322) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.59
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78BFBD #BF787A
analogous
#78BF99 #78BFBD #789DBF
triadic
#78BFBD #BD78BF #BFBD78
tetradic
#78BFBD #9978BF #BF787A #9DBF78
square
#78BFBD #9978BF #BF787A #9DBF78
split-complementary
#78BFBD #BF789D #BF9978
monochromatic
#3D807E #50A9A7 #78BFBD #A2D3D1 #CBE6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#78BFBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#78BFBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78BFBD
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78BFBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78BFBD | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAFBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5BC3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78bfbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 191, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.072 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d2d0',
500: '#78bfbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78bfbd; $custom-light: #a2d2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78bfbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 191,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.31,
"s": 35.678,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75739,
"c": 0.07151,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.44929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78BFBD
secondary
#D7BCBD
accent
#373AAF
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F9F9
border
#CED2D2
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8282