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#78DDBD Color

#78DDBD is rgb(120, 221, 189) in RGB, hsl(161, 60%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 13%) 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78DDBD
HEX#78DDBD
RGBrgb(120, 221, 189)
HSLhsl(161, 60%, 67%)
HSVhsv(161, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.106 170.9)
LABlab(81.35% -36.66 6.12)
LCHlch(81.35% 37.16 170.52)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.14Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.39Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.85Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.21Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.31Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 12.39

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

#78DDBD Channel Values

How #78DDBD 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 221 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 60% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 46% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DDBD 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78DDBD

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

Base
#78DDBD
Complementary
#DD7898
Analogous
#78DD8B
Analogous
#78CBDD
Triadic
#BD78DD
Triadic
#DDBD78
Split comp.
#DD78CB
Split comp.
#DD8B78

Tints & Shades of #78DDBD

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

#89E1C5
#9DE7CF
#ADEBD7
#C2F0E1
#D2F4E9
#E7F9F3

Shades

#54D4AB
#32C898
#29A37C
#207E60
#165A44
#0D3528

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

How #78DDBD 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#78DDBD
Protanopia#D0D0BD
Protanomaly#B4D5BD
Deuteranopia#C3C3BF
Deuteranomaly#AACEBE
Tritanopia#80D9D9
Tritanomaly#7DDBCF
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78DDBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78ddbd: #78DDBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DDBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78ddbd': '#78DDBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.867, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_78ddbd">#78DDBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#78DDBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#78DDBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DDBD?

#78DDBD is a light green — rgb(120, 221, 189) in RGB and hsl(161, 60%, 67%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #78DDBD?

#78DDBD is rgb(120, 221, 189) — red 120, green 221, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DDBD?

#78DDBD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78DDBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DDBD scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78DDBD 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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