Palettes / Colors / #078A8A

#078A8A — Vivid Teal

#078A8A is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #078A8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#078A8A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #880707; it also sits naturally between #078847 and #074788. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 54% · Blue 54%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #078A8A

.text { color: #078A8A; }
.background { background-color: #078A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #078A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(7, 138, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 90%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #078A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(7, 138, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #078A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(7, 138, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#078A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#078A8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #880707:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #078A8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #078A8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #078A8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #078A8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #078A89  ·  #078A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #078A8A?

#078A8A is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 7, 138, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #078A8A?

#078A8A is RGB 7, 138, 138 — HSL 180°, 90%, 28% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #078A8A?

Its complement is #880707; analogous partners are #078847 and #074788. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #078A8A for text?

Black text on #078A8A has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.