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#78DEBA Color

#78DEBA is rgb(120, 222, 186) in RGB, hsl(159, 61%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 16%, 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 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78DEBA
HEX#78DEBA
RGBrgb(120, 222, 186)
HSLhsl(159, 61%, 67%)
HSVhsv(159, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 16%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.11 168.5)
LABlab(81.58% -37.57 8.02)
LCHlch(81.58% 38.41 167.95)

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

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

#78DEBA Channel Values

How #78DEBA 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 222 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 61% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 46% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DEBA 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #78DEBA

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

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #78DEBA

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.

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Shades

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

How #78DEBA 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#78DEBA
Protanopia#D1D1BA
Protanomaly#B4D6BA
Deuteranopia#C4C4BD
Deuteranomaly#ABCFBC
Tritanopia#81DADA
Tritanomaly#7DDCCE
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78DEBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78deba: #78DEBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DEBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78deba': '#78DEBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.871, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_78deba">#78DEBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#78DEBA"

More Green Colors

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

#78DEBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DEBA?

#78DEBA is a light green — rgb(120, 222, 186) in RGB and hsl(159, 61%, 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 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #78DEBA?

#78DEBA is rgb(120, 222, 186) — red 120, green 222, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DEBA?

#78DEBA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 16%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78DEBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DEBA scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78DEBA 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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