What color is #78E5E2?

#78E5E2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78E5E2?

The RGB value is 120, 229, 226: 120 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78E5E2?

The complementary color is #E5787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78E5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78E5E2 color

#78E5E2 rgb(120, 229, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78E5E2 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 89.8% green and 88.6% blue (120, 229, 226).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 68% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Bath Water (#88EEEE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#78E5E2 color codes

HEX	`#78E5E2`
RGB	`rgb(120, 229, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 89.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 68%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 48%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, -32.03, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 33.07, 194.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.487, 65.518, 81.975)`
Decimal	`7923170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78E5E2, 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 #78E5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78E5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #78E5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78e5e2; }
.text { color: #78e5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78e5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 229 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78e5e2, #78b2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Electric Blue.

Questions

What color is #78E5E2?: #78E5E2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78E5E2?: The RGB value is 120, 229, 226: 120 red, 229 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78E5E2?: The complementary color is #E5787B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78E5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.