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#78EDCA Color

#78EDCA is rgb(120, 237, 202) in RGB, hsl(162, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78EDCA
HEX#78EDCA
RGBrgb(120, 237, 202)
HSLhsl(162, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(162, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.119 171.6)
LABlab(86.24% -41.00 6.29)
LCHlch(86.24% 41.48 171.28)

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

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 7.39Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.18Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.18Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.28Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.79Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.85

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

#78EDCA Channel Values

How #78EDCA 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 237 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78EDCA 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78EDCA

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

Base
#78EDCA
Complementary
#ED789B
Analogous
#78ED90
Analogous
#78D5ED
Triadic
#CA78ED
Triadic
#EDCA78
Split comp.
#ED78D5
Split comp.
#ED9078

Tints & Shades of #78EDCA

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

#8AEFD1
#9CF2D8
#AEF4DF
#C0F6E6
#D2F9ED
#E4FBF4

Shades

#50E7BA
#23E1A8
#1ABC8C
#14906A
#0E674C
#083A2B

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

How #78EDCA 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#78EDCA
Protanopia#DFDFCA
Protanomaly#BEE4CA
Deuteranopia#D0D0CD
Deuteranomaly#B3DCCC
Tritanopia#81E9E9
Tritanomaly#7EEBDD
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78EDCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78edca: #78EDCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78EDCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78edca': '#78EDCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.929, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_78edca">#78EDCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#78EDCA"

More Green Colors

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

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#78EDCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78EDCA?

#78EDCA is a light green — rgb(120, 237, 202) in RGB and hsl(162, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #78EDCA?

#78EDCA is rgb(120, 237, 202) — red 120, green 237, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78EDCA?

#78EDCA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78EDCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78EDCA scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78EDCA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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