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#78E4ED Color

#78E4ED is rgb(120, 228, 237) in RGB, hsl(185, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E4ED
HEX#78E4ED
RGBrgb(120, 228, 237)
HSLhsl(185, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(185, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.1 202.6)
LABlab(84.45% -30.77 -14.57)
LCHlch(84.45% 34.05 205.34)

What #78E4ED 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 #78E4ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.99Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7.36Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.87Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.6Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.92Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.02

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

#78E4ED Channel Values

How #78E4ED 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 228 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E4ED 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #78E4ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E4ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E4ED
Complementary
#ED8278
Analogous
#78EDBC
Analogous
#78A9ED
Triadic
#ED78E3
Triadic
#E3ED78
Split comp.
#ED78A9
Split comp.
#EDBC78

Tints & Shades of #78E4ED

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

#8AE7EF
#9CEAF2
#AEEEF4
#C0F2F6
#D2F6F9
#E4F9FB

Shades

#50DBE7
#23D1E1
#1AAFBC
#148590
#0E6067
#08363A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E4ED.

How #78E4ED 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#78E4ED
Protanopia#D6D6ED
Protanomaly#B8DCED
Deuteranopia#C9C9EF
Deuteranomaly#AED4EE
Tritanopia#75E5E5
Tritanomaly#76E5E8
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

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Using #78E4ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e4ed: #78E4ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E4ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e4ed': '#78E4ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.894, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_78e4ed">#78E4ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E4ED"

More Teal Colors

#78E4ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78E4ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E4ED?

#78E4ED is a light teal — rgb(120, 228, 237) in RGB and hsl(185, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #78E4ED?

#78E4ED is rgb(120, 228, 237) — red 120, green 228, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E4ED?

#78E4ED converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E4ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E4ED scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E4ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E4ED 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 12.62, which is visibly different.

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