#78a59d

Color #78a59d

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#78a59d

RGB

rgb(120, 165, 157)

HSL

hsl(169.3, 20%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(169.3, 27.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 0%, 4.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.43, -16.86, -0.75)

LCH

lch(64.43, 16.88, 182.55)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.05, 182.64)

HWB

hwb(169.3, 47.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a57880

Analogous

#78a587

#78a59d

#7897a5

Triadic

#78a59d

#9d78a5

#a59d78

Split-complementary

#78a59d

#a57897

#a58778

Tetradic

#78a59d

#7880a5

#a57880

#a59d78

Square

#78a59d

#8778a5

#a57880

#97a578

Shades

Color #78a59d mixed toward black.

#5f8f86

#4c726b

#395650

#263936

#131d1b

Tints

Color #78a59d mixed toward white.

#8fb4ad

#a5c3be

#bcd2ce

#d2e1de

#e9f0ef

Tones

Color #78a59d mixed toward gray.

#7ca19b

#809e98

#839a96

#879693

#8b9291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e9f · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#8b889f · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#7ba1a1 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #78a59d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78a59d]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#78a59d (#78a59d) is rgb(120, 165, 157) in RGB.

No, #78a59d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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