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#78D9BD Color

#78D9BD is rgb(120, 217, 189) in RGB, hsl(163, 56%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78D9BD
HEX#78D9BD
RGBrgb(120, 217, 189)
HSLhsl(163, 56%, 66%)
HSVhsv(163, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.101 172.9)
LABlab(80.18% -34.99 4.47)
LCHlch(80.18% 35.27 172.72)

What #78D9BD 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 #78D9BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.36Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.36Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.78Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.88Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.25Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.5

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

#78D9BD Channel Values

How #78D9BD 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 217 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 56% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78D9BD 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78D9BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78D9BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78D9BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78D9BD
Complementary
#D97893
Analogous
#78D98D
Analogous
#78C4D9
Triadic
#BD78D9
Triadic
#D9BD78
Split comp.
#D978C4
Split comp.
#D98D78

Tints & Shades of #78D9BD

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

#8CDEC7
#9CE3CF
#AFE9D8
#BFEDE0
#D3F3EA
#E3F7F1

Shades

#54CFAC
#36BF98
#2C9B7C
#237B62
#195846
#0F3429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78D9BD.

How #78D9BD 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#78D9BD
Protanopia#CDCDBD
Protanomaly#B1D2BD
Deuteranopia#C0C0BF
Deuteranomaly#A8CABE
Tritanopia#7FD6D6
Tritanomaly#7CD7CC
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78D9BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78d9bd: #78D9BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78D9BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78d9bd': '#78D9BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.851, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_78d9bd">#78D9BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#78D9BD"

More Green Colors

#78D9BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78D9BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78D9BD?

#78D9BD is a light green — rgb(120, 217, 189) in RGB and hsl(163, 56%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #78D9BD?

#78D9BD is rgb(120, 217, 189) — red 120, green 217, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78D9BD?

#78D9BD converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78D9BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78D9BD scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78D9BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78D9BD 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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