What color is #78AFA4?

#78AFA4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78AFA4?

The RGB value is 120, 175, 164: 120 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78AFA4?

The complementary color is #AF7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78AFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78AFA4 color

#78AFA4 rgb(120, 175, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78AFA4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 68.6% green and 64.3% blue (120, 175, 164).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#78AFA4 color codes

HEX	`#78AFA4`
RGB	`rgb(120, 175, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 68.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.53, -20.45, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.53, 20.45, 180.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.774, 37.332, 40.752)`
Decimal	`7909284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78AFA4, 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 #78AFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78AFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #78AFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78afa4; }
.text { color: #78afa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78afa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 175 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78afa4, #789faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78AFA4?: #78AFA4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78AFA4?: The RGB value is 120, 175, 164: 120 red, 175 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78AFA4?: The complementary color is #AF7883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78AFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.