#78b896

Color #78b896

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#78b896

RGB

rgb(120, 184, 150)

HSL

hsl(148.1, 31.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(148.1, 34.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 0%, 18.5%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.81, -27.96, 10.86)

LCH

lch(69.81, 30, 158.77)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0827, 160.21)

HWB

hwb(148.1, 47.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8789a

Analogous

#7ab878

#78b896

#78b8b6

Triadic

#78b896

#9678b8

#b89678

Split-complementary

#78b896

#b678b8

#b8787a

Tetradic

#78b896

#789ab8

#b8789a

#b89678

Square

#78b896

#787ab8

#b8789a

#b8b678

Shades

Color #78b896 mixed toward black.

#57a67c

#468563

#34644a

#234232

#112119

Tints

Color #78b896 mixed toward white.

#8ec4a7

#a5d0b9

#bbdcca

#d2e7dc

#e8f3ed

Tones

Color #78b896 mixed toward gray.

#7db396

#83ad97

#88a897

#8da397

#939d98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98999f · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#948fa1 · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#7ca6a7 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78b896;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78b896]

Related colors

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#78b896 (#78b896) is rgb(120, 184, 150) in RGB.

No, #78b896 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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