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#78DDCD Color

#78DDCD is rgb(120, 221, 205) in RGB, hsl(170, 60%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 13%) 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 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78DDCD
HEX#78DDCD
RGBrgb(120, 221, 205)
HSLhsl(170, 60%, 67%)
HSVhsv(170, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.098 182.4)
LABlab(81.68% -33.87 -1.81)
LCHlch(81.68% 33.92 183.06)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.99Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.17Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.59Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.13Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.65Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.07

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

#78DDCD Channel Values

How #78DDCD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 60% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 46% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DDCD 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78DDCD

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

Base
#78DDCD
Complementary
#DD7889
Analogous
#78DD9A
Analogous
#78BCDD
Triadic
#CD78DD
Triadic
#DDCD78
Split comp.
#DD78BC
Split comp.
#DD9A78

Tints & Shades of #78DDCD

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

#89E1D3
#9DE7DA
#ADEBE0
#C2F0E8
#D2F4EE
#E7F9F6

Shades

#54D4BF
#32C8AF
#29A38F
#207E6F
#165A4F
#0D352E

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

How #78DDCD 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#78DDCD
Protanopia#D0D0CD
Protanomaly#B4D5CD
Deuteranopia#C3C3CF
Deuteranomaly#AACECE
Tritanopia#7CDBDB
Tritanomaly#7BDCD6
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #78DDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78ddcd: #78DDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78ddcd': '#78DDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.867, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_78ddcd">#78DDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#78DDCD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#78DDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DDCD?

#78DDCD is a light teal — rgb(120, 221, 205) in RGB and hsl(170, 60%, 67%) 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #78DDCD?

#78DDCD is rgb(120, 221, 205) — red 120, green 221, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DDCD?

#78DDCD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78DDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DDCD scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78DDCD 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.13, which is visibly different.

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