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#78ca9e color: Jocose Jade

#78ca9e is rgb(120, 202, 158) in RGB and oklch(77.433% 0.10317 159.271) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

77.4%
0.103
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #78ca9e

#78ca9e is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jocose Jade (#77cc99). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #78ca9e mixed with white

  1. 78ca9e
  2. 87cfa7
  3. 95d5b1
  4. a3dabb
  5. b0e0c4
  6. bee5ce
  7. cbead8
  8. d8efe1
  9. e5f5eb
  10. f2faf5

Darker: #78ca9e mixed with black

  1. 78ca9e
  2. 67af89
  3. 579574
  4. 487c60
  5. 39644d
  6. 2a4d3a
  7. 1d3729
  8. 102218
  9. 050f09
  10. 010201

Calmer: #78ca9e with less saturation

  1. 78ca9e
  2. 80c8a0
  3. 87c6a3
  4. 8ec4a5
  5. 94c2a8
  6. 9ac0aa
  7. a0beac
  8. a6bcaf
  9. abbab1
  10. b0b8b3

Questions about #78ca9e

What color is #78ca9e?

#78ca9e is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Jocose Jade. In RGB it is rgb(120, 202, 158), in HSL hsl(147.8, 43.62%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.433% 0.10317 159.271).

What colors go well with #78ca9e?

The complementary color of #78ca9e is #e29ccb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a1c37b and #5acbc3. The triadic partners are #a7aff7 and #ef9f84.

Is white or black text more readable on #78ca9e?

Black text reads better on #78ca9e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78ca9e a warm or cool color?

#78ca9e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.103.