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#78EDDD Color

#78EDDD is rgb(120, 237, 221) in RGB, hsl(172, 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 9.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78EDDD
HEX#78EDDD
RGBrgb(120, 237, 221)
HSLhsl(172, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(172, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.109 183.8)
LABlab(86.64% -37.66 -3.00)
LCHlch(86.64% 37.78 184.56)

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

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.54Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.77Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.99Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.21Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.26Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.71

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

#78EDDD Channel Values

How #78EDDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · 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
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78EDDD 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #78EDDD

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

Base
#78EDDD
Complementary
#ED7888
Analogous
#78EDA3
Analogous
#78C2ED
Triadic
#DD78ED
Triadic
#EDDD78
Split comp.
#ED78C2
Split comp.
#EDA378

Tints & Shades of #78EDDD

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

#8AEFE2
#9CF2E6
#AEF4EB
#C0F6EF
#D2F9F4
#E4FBF8

Shades

#50E7D3
#23E1C8
#1ABCA7
#14907F
#0E675B
#083A34

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

How #78EDDD 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#78EDDD
Protanopia#DFDFDD
Protanomaly#BEE4DD
Deuteranopia#D0D0DF
Deuteranomaly#B3DCDE
Tritanopia#7DEBEB
Tritanomaly#7BECE6
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #78EDDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78eddd: #78EDDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78EDDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78eddd': '#78EDDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.929, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_78eddd">#78EDDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#78EDDD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#78EDDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78EDDD?

#78EDDD is a light teal — rgb(120, 237, 221) in RGB and hsl(172, 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 9.54.

What is the RGB value of #78EDDD?

#78EDDD is rgb(120, 237, 221) — red 120, green 237, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78EDDD?

#78EDDD 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 #78EDDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78EDDD scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #78EDDD 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 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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