What color is #78B2AD?

#78B2AD 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 #78B2AD?

The RGB value is 120, 178, 173: 120 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78B2AD?

The complementary color is #B2787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78B2AD color

#78B2AD rgb(120, 178, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78B2AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (120, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#78B2AD color codes

HEX	`#78B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(120, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.64, -19.9, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.64, 20.2, 189.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.206, 38.849, 45.381)`
Decimal	`7910061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78B2AD, 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 #78B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #78B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78b2ad; }
.text { color: #78b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78b2ad, #789ab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #78B2AD?: #78B2AD 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 #78B2AD?: The RGB value is 120, 178, 173: 120 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78B2AD?: The complementary color is #B2787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.