#78C8A2#78C8A2
#78C8A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.097 H 162.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 200, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 42%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 40%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.77, -33.13, 11.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.77, 35.03, 161.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.06% -0.0923 0.0293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.06% 0.097 162.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9190, 47.9080, 41.5826) |
| Luminance | 0.4791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.13
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 4.08
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.44
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.81
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 6.28
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C8A2 #C8789E
analogous
#78C87A #78C8A2 #78C6C8
triadic
#78C8A2 #A278C8 #C8A278
tetradic
#78C8A2 #7A78C8 #C8789E #C6C878
square
#78C8A2 #7A78C8 #C8789E #C6C878
split-complementary
#78C8A2 #C878C6 #C87A78
monochromatic
#398C65 #4DB684 #78C8A2 #A3DAC0 #CFEBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#78C8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#78C8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C8A2
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C8A2 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 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)
#C6BDA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B4A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 200, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.097 162.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d9bd',
500: '#78c8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c8a2; $custom-light: #a2d9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 200,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.5,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7706,
"c": 0.09682,
"h": 162.4
},
"luminance": 0.4791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C8A2
secondary
#DCBFCD
accent
#306FB5
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF6
border
#CED3D0
text
#0F1412
muted
#7F8381