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#78DDBF Color

#78DDBF is rgb(120, 221, 191) in RGB, hsl(162, 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 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78DDBF
HEX#78DDBF
RGBrgb(120, 221, 191)
HSLhsl(162, 60%, 67%)
HSVhsv(162, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.105 172.2)
LABlab(81.39% -36.32 5.13)
LCHlch(81.39% 36.68 171.96)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.59Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.8Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.45Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.88Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.64Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 12.29

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

#78DDBF Channel Values

How #78DDBF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 60% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · 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 · 12.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DDBF 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 text12.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78DDBF

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

Base
#78DDBF
Complementary
#DD7897
Analogous
#78DD8D
Analogous
#78C9DD
Triadic
#BF78DD
Triadic
#DDBF78
Split comp.
#DD78C9
Split comp.
#DD8D78

Tints & Shades of #78DDBF

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

#89E1C7
#9DE7D0
#ADEBD8
#C2F0E2
#D2F4EA
#E7F9F3

Shades

#54D4AE
#32C89B
#29A37E
#207E62
#165A46
#0D3529

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

How #78DDBF 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#78DDBF
Protanopia#D0D0BF
Protanomaly#B4D5BF
Deuteranopia#C3C3C1
Deuteranomaly#AACEC0
Tritanopia#7FDADA
Tritanomaly#7CDBCF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78DDBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78ddbf: #78DDBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DDBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78ddbf': '#78DDBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.867, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_78ddbf">#78DDBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#78DDBF"

More Green Colors

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

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#78DDBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DDBF?

#78DDBF is a light green — rgb(120, 221, 191) in RGB and hsl(162, 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #78DDBF?

#78DDBF is rgb(120, 221, 191) — red 120, green 221, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DDBF?

#78DDBF 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 #78DDBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DDBF scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78DDBF 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 6.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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