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#78EDDC Color

#78EDDC is rgb(120, 237, 220) in RGB, hsl(171, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78EDDC
HEX#78EDDC
RGBrgb(120, 237, 220)
HSLhsl(171, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(171, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.11 183.1)
LABlab(86.62% -37.84 -2.51)
LCHlch(86.62% 37.92 183.80)

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

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.48Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.84Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.99Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.31Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.75Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.82

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

#78EDDC Channel Values

How #78EDDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78EDDC 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78EDDC

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

Base
#78EDDC
Complementary
#ED788A
Analogous
#78EDA1
Analogous
#78C4ED
Triadic
#DB78ED
Triadic
#EDDB78
Split comp.
#ED78C4
Split comp.
#EDA178

Tints & Shades of #78EDDC

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

#8AEFE0
#9CF2E5
#AEF4EA
#C0F6EE
#D2F9F3
#E4FBF8

Shades

#50E7D0
#23E1C5
#1ABCA4
#14907D
#0E675A
#083A33

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

How #78EDDC 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#78EDDC
Protanopia#DFDFDC
Protanomaly#BEE4DC
Deuteranopia#D0D0DE
Deuteranomaly#B3DCDD
Tritanopia#7DEBEB
Tritanomaly#7BECE5
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78EDDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78eddc: #78EDDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78EDDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78eddc': '#78EDDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.929, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_78eddc">#78EDDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#78EDDC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#78EDDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78EDDC?

#78EDDC is a light teal — rgb(120, 237, 220) in RGB and hsl(171, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #78EDDC?

#78EDDC is rgb(120, 237, 220) — red 120, green 237, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78EDDC?

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

Should text on #78EDDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78EDDC scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78EDDC 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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