What color is #78E7DA?

#78E7DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78E7DA?

The RGB value is 120, 231, 218: 120 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78E7DA?

The complementary color is #E77885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78E7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78E7DA color

#78E7DA rgb(120, 231, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #78E7DA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 90.6% green and 85.5% blue (120, 231, 218).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 70% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#78E7DA color codes

HEX	`#78E7DA`
RGB	`rgb(120, 231, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 90.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 70%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.1, -34.93, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.1, 35.11, 185.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.971, 66.203, 76.514)`
Decimal	`7923674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78E7DA, 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 #78E7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78E7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #78E7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78e7da; }
.text { color: #78e7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78e7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 231 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78e7da, #78bde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #78E7DA?: #78E7DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78E7DA?: The RGB value is 120, 231, 218: 120 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78E7DA?: The complementary color is #E77885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78E7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.