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#78d4bc color: Green Parakeet

#78d4bc is rgb(120, 212, 188) in RGB and oklch(80.581% 0.09543 174.995) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

80.6%
0.095
175°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #78d4bc

#78d4bc is a soft light teal color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Parakeet (#7bd5bf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #78d4bc mixed with white

  1. 78d4bc
  2. 87d8c3
  3. 96ddc9
  4. a4e1d0
  5. b2e6d6
  6. bfeadd
  7. cceee4
  8. d9f2eb
  9. e6f7f1
  10. f2fbf8

Darker: #78d4bc mixed with black

  1. 78d4bc
  2. 67b8a3
  3. 579d8b
  4. 488373
  5. 39695d
  6. 2a5147
  7. 1d3a32
  8. 10241f
  9. 05100d
  10. 010202

Calmer: #78d4bc with less saturation

  1. 78d4bc
  2. 81d2bc
  3. 8ad0bd
  4. 92cebd
  5. 99ccbd
  6. a0cabe
  7. a7c8be
  8. adc6be
  9. b4c4bf
  10. bac2bf

Questions about #78d4bc

What color is #78d4bc?

#78d4bc is soft light teal. The closest named color is Green Parakeet. In RGB it is rgb(120, 212, 188), in HSL hsl(164.35, 51.69%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.581% 0.09543 174.995).

What colors go well with #78d4bc?

The complementary color of #78d4bc is #f1a6c3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99d09a and #6dd2dd. The triadic partners are #c4b4f7 and #f0af84.

Is white or black text more readable on #78d4bc?

Black text reads better on #78d4bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78d4bc a warm or cool color?

#78d4bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.095.