#78CDDB#78CDDB

#78CDDB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.085 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78CDDB
RGB	rgb(120, 205, 219)
HSL	hsl(188, 58%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(188, 45%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 6.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.74, -22.12, -14.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.74, 26.72, 214.11°)
OKLab	oklab(79.96% -0.074 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(79.96% 0.085 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.3584, 52.7669, 74.9570)
Luminance	0.5277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78CDDB #DB8678

analogous

#78DBB8 #78CDDB #789CDB

triadic

#78CDDB #DB78CD #CDDB78

tetradic

#78CDDB #B878DB #DB8678 #9CDB78

square

#78CDDB #B878DB #DB8678 #9CDB78

split-complementary

#78CDDB #DB789C #DBB878

monochromatic

#2E99AB #48BBCE #78CDDB #A8DFE8 #D9F1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.82

#78CDDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.55

#78CDDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78CDDB

11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78CDDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##78CDDB	1.00	1.82	11.55	11.55
#FFFFFF	1.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C7DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0BBDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47D4D1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C0C0C0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78cddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 205, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.085 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5dce6',
    500: '#78cddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78cddb;
$custom-light: #a5dce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78cddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.485,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 66.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79956,
    "c": 0.0847,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.5277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78CDDB

secondary

#AE584A

accent

#3720C5

background

#FDFEFE

surface

#F7FCFC

border

#D0D5D5

text

#101515

muted

#818484

Preview Lab

Preview with #78CDDB

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

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