#78DDEB#78DDEB

#78DDEB is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.617; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.096 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#78DDEB
RGBrgb(120, 221, 235)
HSLhsl(187, 74%, 70%)
HSVhsv(187, 49%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(48.9%, 6%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LABlab(82.75, -25.86, -15.98)
CIE-LCHlch(82.75, 30.40, 211.72°)
OKLaboklab(84.14% -0.0858 -0.0441)
OKLCHoklch(84.14% 0.096 207.2)
XYZxyz(48.5917, 61.7000, 87.9298)
Luminance0.6170 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#78DDEB #EB8678
analogous
#78EBBF #78DDEB #78A4EB
triadic
#78DDEB #EB78DD #DDEB78
tetradic
#78DDEB #BF78EB #EB8678 #A4EB78
square
#78DDEB #BF78EB #EB8678 #A4EB78
split-complementary
#78DDEB #EB78A4 #EBBF78
monochromatic
#1EB6CB #43D0E3 #78DDEB #ADEAF3 #E3F8FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.57
#78DDEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

13.34
#78DDEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #78DDEB
13.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##78DDEB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##78DDEB1.001.5713.3413.34
#FFFFFF1.571.0021.0021.00
#00000013.3421.001.001.00
##00000013.3421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#CED6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32E5E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #78ddeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 221, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.096 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a6e7f1',
    500: '#78ddeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #78ddeb;
$custom-light: #a6e7f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#78ddeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 221,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.304,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.84139,
    "c": 0.09642,
    "h": 207.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.61704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#78DDEB
secondary
#C45344
accent
#270FD6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FCFE
border
#D0D5D6
text
#101616
muted
#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #78DDEB

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#78DDEB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva