What color is #78C8BE?

#78C8BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78C8BE?

The RGB value is 120, 200, 190: 120 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78C8BE?

The complementary color is #C87882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78C8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78C8BE color

#78C8BE rgb(120, 200, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78C8BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (120, 200, 190).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#78C8BE color codes

HEX	`#78C8BE`
RGB	`rgb(120, 200, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 78.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, -26.89, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 27.03, 185.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.691, 49.017, 56.18)`
Decimal	`7915710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78C8BE, 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 #78C8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78C8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #78C8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78c8be; }
.text { color: #78c8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78c8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 200 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78c8be, #78aac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #78C8BE?: #78C8BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78C8BE?: The RGB value is 120, 200, 190: 120 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78C8BE?: The complementary color is #C87882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78C8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.