#78C3C0#78C3C0
#78C3C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.075 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C3C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 195, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 38%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 0%, 1.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.08, -23.94, -5.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.08, 24.64, 193.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.76% -0.0732 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.76% 0.075 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7717, 46.8265, 56.9597) |
| Luminance | 0.4683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.38
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.70
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C3C0 #C3787B
analogous
#78C39B #78C3C0 #78A1C3
triadic
#78C3C0 #C078C3 #C3C078
tetradic
#78C3C0 #9B78C3 #C3787B #A1C378
square
#78C3C0 #9B78C3 #C3787B #A1C378
split-complementary
#78C3C0 #C378A1 #C39B78
monochromatic
#3B8582 #4EB0AC #78C3C0 #A2D6D4 #CDE9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#78C3C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#78C3C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C3C0
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C3C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C3C0 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB2C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#59C7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c3c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 195, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.075 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3d5d3',
500: '#78c3c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c3c0; $custom-light: #a3d5d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c3c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 195,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.6,
"s": 38.462,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76758,
"c": 0.07491,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.46829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C3C0
secondary
#D9BEBF
accent
#3439B1
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF9
border
#CED3D2
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8382