What color is #78B2AA?

#78B2AA 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 #78B2AA?

The RGB value is 120, 178, 170: 120 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78B2AA?

The complementary color is #B27880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78B2AA color

#78B2AA rgb(120, 178, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78B2AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (120, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#78B2AA color codes

HEX	`#78B2AA`
RGB	`rgb(120, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, -20.6, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 20.69, 185.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.919, 38.734, 43.87)`
Decimal	`7910058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78B2AA, 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 #78B2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #78B2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b2aa; }
.text { color: #78b2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b2aa, #789db2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78B2AA?: #78B2AA 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 #78B2AA?: The RGB value is 120, 178, 170: 120 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78B2AA?: The complementary color is #B27880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.