#78c2bd

Color #78c2bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.6 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#78c2bd

RGB

rgb(120, 194, 189)

HSL

hsl(175.9, 37.8%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(175.9, 38.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.71, -24.17, -4.76)

LCH

lch(73.71, 24.63, 191.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0744, 190.22)

HWB

hwb(175.9, 47.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2787d

Analogous

#78c298

#78c2bd

#78a2c2

Triadic

#78c2bd

#bd78c2

#c2bd78

Split-complementary

#78c2bd

#c278a2

#c29878

Tetradic

#78c2bd

#787dc2

#c2787d

#c2bd78

Square

#78c2bd

#9878c2

#c2787d

#a2c278

Shades

Color #78c2bd mixed toward black.

#54b2ab

#41908b

#316c68

#214845

#102423

Tints

Color #78c2bd mixed toward white.

#8fccc8

#a5d6d3

#bce1de

#d2ebe9

#e9f5f4

Tones

Color #78c2bd mixed toward gray.

#7ebcb8

#84b6b2

#8bb0ad

#91a9a8

#97a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebe · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#9993bf · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#7dbfbf · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78c2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78c2bd]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#78c2bd (#78c2bd) is rgb(120, 194, 189) in RGB.

No, #78c2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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