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#78be99 color: Mountain Lake Green

#78be99 is rgb(120, 190, 153) in RGB and oklch(74.463% 0.08934 160.116) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

74.5%
0.089
160°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #78be99

#78be99 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green (#75b996). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #78be99 mixed with white

  1. 78be99
  2. 86c5a3
  3. 94cbad
  4. a2d2b7
  5. afd8c1
  6. bddfcb
  7. cae5d5
  8. d7ece0
  9. e4f2ea
  10. f2f9f4

Darker: #78be99 mixed with black

  1. 78be99
  2. 67a584
  3. 578c70
  4. 48755d
  5. 395e4a
  6. 2a4838
  7. 1d3327
  8. 101f17
  9. 050d08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #78be99 with less saturation

  1. 78be99
  2. 7ebc9b
  3. 84bb9d
  4. 8ab99f
  5. 8fb7a1
  6. 95b5a3
  7. 9ab4a5
  8. 9eb2a6
  9. a3b0a8
  10. a8aeaa

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Colors that go with #78be99

Complementary
#78be99#d396be
Analogous
#78be99#99b87c#61bfb9
Triadic
#78be99#a1a6e4#dd9981
Split
#78be99#be9dd7#de959f

Questions about #78be99

What color is #78be99?

#78be99 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(120, 190, 153), in HSL hsl(148.29, 35%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.463% 0.08934 160.116).

What colors go well with #78be99?

The complementary color of #78be99 is #d396be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99b87c and #61bfb9. The triadic partners are #a1a6e4 and #dd9981.

Is white or black text more readable on #78be99?

Black text reads better on #78be99: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78be99 a warm or cool color?

#78be99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.089.