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#78DEBC Color

#78DEBC is rgb(120, 222, 188) in RGB, hsl(160, 61%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 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.

#78DEBC
HEX#78DEBC
RGBrgb(120, 222, 188)
HSLhsl(160, 61%, 67%)
HSVhsv(160, 46%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.108 169.8)
LABlab(81.62% -37.24 7.03)
LCHlch(81.62% 37.89 169.31)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.14Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.52Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.59Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.28Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.64Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 12.58

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

#78DEBC Channel Values

How #78DEBC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 61% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 46% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DEBC 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 text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78DEBC

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

Base
#78DEBC
Complementary
#DE789A
Analogous
#78DE89
Analogous
#78CDDE
Triadic
#BC78DE
Triadic
#DEBC78
Split comp.
#DE78CD
Split comp.
#DE8978

Tints & Shades of #78DEBC

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

#88E2C4
#9CE7CE
#ADEBD6
#C1F0E1
#D2F4E9
#E6F9F3

Shades

#53D5AA
#31C996
#28A47B
#1F7F5F
#165A44
#0D3528

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

How #78DEBC 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#78DEBC
Protanopia#D1D1BC
Protanomaly#B4D6BC
Deuteranopia#C4C4BF
Deuteranomaly#ABCFBE
Tritanopia#80DADA
Tritanomaly#7DDCCF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78DEBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78debc: #78DEBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DEBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78debc': '#78DEBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.871, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_78debc">#78DEBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#78DEBC"

More Green Colors

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

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#78DEBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DEBC?

#78DEBC is a light green — rgb(120, 222, 188) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #78DEBC?

#78DEBC is rgb(120, 222, 188) — red 120, green 222, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DEBC?

#78DEBC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78DEBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DEBC scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78DEBC 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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