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#78ceb2 color: Puppeteers

#78ceb2 is rgb(120, 206, 178) in RGB and oklch(78.898% 0.09357 170.843) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

78.9%
0.094
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #78ceb2

#78ceb2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.9% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Puppeteers (#79ccb3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #78ceb2 mixed with white

  1. 78ceb2
  2. 87d3b9
  3. 96d8c1
  4. a3ddc9
  5. b1e2d0
  6. bee7d8
  7. ccece0
  8. d9f1e7
  9. e5f5ef
  10. f2faf7

Darker: #78ceb2 mixed with black

  1. 78ceb2
  2. 67b39a
  3. 579883
  4. 487f6d
  5. 396657
  6. 2a4e43
  7. 1d382f
  8. 10231d
  9. 050f0c
  10. 010201

Calmer: #78ceb2 with less saturation

  1. 78ceb2
  2. 80ccb3
  3. 88cab4
  4. 8fc8b4
  5. 96c6b5
  6. 9dc4b6
  7. a3c2b7
  8. a9c0b8
  9. afbeb8
  10. b5bcb9

Questions about #78ceb2

What color is #78ceb2?

#78ceb2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Puppeteers. In RGB it is rgb(120, 206, 178), in HSL hsl(160.47, 46.74%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.898% 0.09357 170.843).

What colors go well with #78ceb2?

The complementary color of #78ceb2 is #e9a2c2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99ca91 and #69ccd3. The triadic partners are #bab0f2 and #eba983.

Is white or black text more readable on #78ceb2?

Black text reads better on #78ceb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78ceb2 a warm or cool color?

#78ceb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 78.9% and its chroma 0.094.