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#78E2C8 Color

#78E2C8 is rgb(120, 226, 200) in RGB, hsl(165, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 11%) 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 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E2C8
HEX#78E2C8
RGBrgb(120, 226, 200)
HSLhsl(165, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(165, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.106 175.7)
LABlab(83.02% -36.85 2.74)
LCHlch(83.02% 36.96 175.75)

What #78E2C8 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 #78E2C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.59Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.09Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.46Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.58Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.08Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.31

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

#78E2C8 Channel Values

How #78E2C8 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 226 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E2C8 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E2C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E2C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E2C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E2C8
Complementary
#E27893
Analogous
#78E293
Analogous
#78C8E2
Triadic
#C878E2
Triadic
#E2C878
Split comp.
#E278C8
Split comp.
#E29378

Tints & Shades of #78E2C8

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

#89E6CF
#9EEAD7
#AFEEDE
#C0F2E5
#D1F5EC
#E6FAF5

Shades

#52DAB8
#2DD2A9
#25AD8B
#1C8269
#145D4A
#0C372C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E2C8.

How #78E2C8 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#78E2C8
Protanopia#D5D5C8
Protanomaly#B7DAC8
Deuteranopia#C7C7CA
Deuteranomaly#ADD2C9
Tritanopia#7FDFDF
Tritanomaly#7CE0D6
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #78E2C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e2c8: #78E2C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E2C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e2c8': '#78E2C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.886, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_78e2c8">#78E2C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E2C8"

More Green Colors

#78E2C8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#78E2C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E2C8?

#78E2C8 is a light green — rgb(120, 226, 200) in RGB and hsl(165, 65%, 68%) 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 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #78E2C8?

#78E2C8 is rgb(120, 226, 200) — red 120, green 226, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E2C8?

#78E2C8 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E2C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E2C8 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E2C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E2C8 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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