#78C0BF#78C0BF

#78C0BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.072 H 194.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78C0BF
RGB	rgb(120, 192, 191)
HSL	hsl(179, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(179, 38%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.19, -22.68, -6.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.19, 23.63, 196.26°)
OKLab	oklab(76.03% -0.0699 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(76.03% 0.072 194.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.9959, 45.4515, 56.1563)
Luminance	0.4545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78C0BF #C07879

analogous

#78C09B #78C0BF #789DC0

triadic

#78C0BF #BF78C0 #C0BF78

tetradic

#78C0BF #9B78C0 #C07879 #9DC078

square

#78C0BF #9B78C0 #C07879 #9DC078

split-complementary

#78C0BF #C0789D #C09B78

monochromatic

#3C8180 #50ABAA #78C0BF #A2D3D3 #CBE7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#78C0BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.09

#78C0BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78C0BF

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78C0BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78C0BF	1.00	2.08	10.09	10.09
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8B9BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB0C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5AC4BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78c0bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 192, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.072 194.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d3d2',
    500: '#78c0bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78c0bf;
$custom-light: #a2d3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78c0bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.167,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76034,
    "c": 0.07227,
    "h": 194.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.45454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78C0BF

secondary

#D7BCBD

accent

#3638AF

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #78C0BF

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

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