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#78C9A2 Color

#78C9A2 is rgb(120, 201, 162) in RGB, hsl(151, 43%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78C9A2
HEX#78C9A2
RGBrgb(120, 201, 162)
HSLhsl(151, 43%, 63%)
HSVhsv(151, 40%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.098 162)
LABlab(74.98% -32.60 11.41)
LCHlch(74.98% 34.54 160.70)

What #78C9A2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #78C9A2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.3Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.31Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.01Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.16Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.19Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#78C9A2 Channel Values

How #78C9A2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 201 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 43% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 40% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78C9A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78C9A2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78C9A2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78C9A2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78C9A2
Complementary
#C9789F
Analogous
#78C979
Analogous
#78C8C9
Triadic
#A278C9
Triadic
#C9A278
Split comp.
#C978C8
Split comp.
#C97978

Tints & Shades of #78C9A2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AD0AF
#9DD8BB
#AFDFC8
#C1E6D4
#D3EEE1
#E5F5ED

Shades

#5BBE8E
#43A877
#378B62
#2A6A4B
#1F4D36
#112C1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78C9A2.

How #78C9A2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#78C9A2
Protanopia#BEBEA2
Protanomaly#A7C3A2
Deuteranopia#B3B3A4
Deuteranomaly#9FBCA3
Tritanopia#80C5C5
Tritanomaly#7DC6B8
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #78C9A2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-78c9a2: #78C9A2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78C9A2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78c9a2': '#78C9A2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.788, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_78c9a2">#78C9A2</color>
SVG fillfill="#78C9A2"

More Green Colors

#78C9A2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#78C9A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78C9A2?

#78C9A2 is a light green — rgb(120, 201, 162) in RGB and hsl(151, 43%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #78C9A2?

#78C9A2 is rgb(120, 201, 162) — red 120, green 201, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78C9A2?

#78C9A2 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78C9A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78C9A2 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78C9A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78C9A2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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