#78BFBF#78BFBF

#78BFBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.071 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78BFBF
RGB	rgb(120, 191, 191)
HSL	hsl(180, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(180, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.90, -22.18, -7.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.90, 23.27, 197.62°)
OKLab	oklab(75.8% -0.0687 -0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.071 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(35.7771, 45.0138, 56.0834)
Luminance	0.4502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78BFBF #BF7878

analogous

#78BF9B #78BFBF #789BBF

triadic

#78BFBF #BF78BF #BFBF78

tetradic

#78BFBF #9B78BF #BF7878 #9BBF78

square

#78BFBF #9B78BF #BF7878 #9BBF78

split-complementary

#78BFBF #BF789B #BF9B78

monochromatic

#3D8080 #50A9A9 #78BFBF #A2D3D3 #CBE6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#78BFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.00

#78BFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78BFBF

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78BFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78BFBF	1.00	2.10	10.00	10.00
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6B9BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9AFC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5AC3BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78bfbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 191, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.071 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d2d2',
    500: '#78bfbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78bfbf;
$custom-light: #a2d2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78bfbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75804,
    "c": 0.07139,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.45016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78BFBF

secondary

#D7BCBC

accent

#3737AF

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78BFBF

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