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#78E3CA Color

#78E3CA is rgb(120, 227, 202) in RGB, hsl(166, 66%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 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 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E3CA
HEX#78E3CA
RGBrgb(120, 227, 202)
HSLhsl(166, 66%, 68%)
HSVhsv(166, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.106 176.5)
LABlab(83.35% -36.92 2.17)
LCHlch(83.35% 36.98 176.64)

What #78E3CA 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 #78E3CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.85Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.68Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.92Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.96Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.12

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

#78E3CA Channel Values

How #78E3CA 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 227 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 66% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E3CA 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E3CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E3CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E3CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E3CA
Complementary
#E37891
Analogous
#78E394
Analogous
#78C7E3
Triadic
#CA78E3
Triadic
#E3CA78
Split comp.
#E378C7
Split comp.
#E39478

Tints & Shades of #78E3CA

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

#88E7D1
#9EEBD9
#AFEFE0
#C0F2E6
#D0F5ED
#E6FAF5

Shades

#51DBBB
#2BD4AC
#24AE8D
#1B836B
#135D4C
#0B372D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E3CA.

How #78E3CA 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#78E3CA
Protanopia#D6D6CA
Protanomaly#B8DBCA
Deuteranopia#C8C8CC
Deuteranomaly#AED3CB
Tritanopia#7FE0E0
Tritanomaly#7CE1D8
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78E3CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e3ca: #78E3CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E3CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e3ca': '#78E3CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.890, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_78e3ca">#78E3CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E3CA"

More Green Colors

#78E3CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78E3CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E3CA?

#78E3CA is a light green — rgb(120, 227, 202) in RGB and hsl(166, 66%, 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 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #78E3CA?

#78E3CA is rgb(120, 227, 202) — red 120, green 227, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E3CA?

#78E3CA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E3CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E3CA scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E3CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E3CA 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 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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