What color is #78A9A4?

#78A9A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78A9A4?

The RGB value is 120, 169, 164: 120 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78A9A4?

The complementary color is #A9787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78A9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78A9A4 color

#78A9A4 rgb(120, 169, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78A9A4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 66.3% green and 64.3% blue (120, 169, 164).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#78A9A4 color codes

HEX	`#78A9A4`
RGB	`rgb(120, 169, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 66.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, -17.35, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 17.55, 188.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.632, 35.048, 40.371)`
Decimal	`7907748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78A9A4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78A9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78A9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78A9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78a9a4; }
.text { color: #78a9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78a9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 169 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78a9a4, #7895a9); }

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Questions

What color is #78A9A4?: #78A9A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78A9A4?: The RGB value is 120, 169, 164: 120 red, 169 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78A9A4?: The complementary color is #A9787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78A9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.