#78C8A1#78C8A1
#78C8A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.098 H 161.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 200, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 42%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 40%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 0%, 19.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.74, -33.34, 11.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.74, 35.40, 160.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.03% -0.0927 0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.03% 0.098 161.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8305, 47.8725, 41.1163) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.29
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 4.35
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.69
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.78
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 6.27
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C8A1 #C8789F
analogous
#78C879 #78C8A1 #78C7C8
triadic
#78C8A1 #A178C8 #C8A178
tetradic
#78C8A1 #7978C8 #C8789F #C7C878
square
#78C8A1 #7978C8 #C8789F #C7C878
split-complementary
#78C8A1 #C878C7 #C87978
monochromatic
#398C64 #4DB683 #78C8A1 #A3DABF #CFEBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#78C8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#78C8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C8A1
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C8A1 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6BD9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B4A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 200, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.098 161.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d9bc',
500: '#78c8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c8a1; $custom-light: #a2d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 200,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150.75,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77034,
"c": 0.09764,
"h": 161.7
},
"luminance": 0.47875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C8A1
secondary
#DCBFCE
accent
#3071B5
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF6
border
#CED3D0
text
#0F1412
muted
#7F8381