Palettes / Colors / #78DEBF

#78DEBF — Light Teal

#78DEBF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #78DEBF 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.

#78DEBF 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 #DE7896; it also sits naturally between #78DE8C and #78CADE. 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 47% · Green 87% · Blue 75%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #78DEBF

.text { color: #78DEBF; }
.background { background-color: #78DEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78DEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 222, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 61%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78DEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 222, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78DEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 222, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78DEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78DEBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #78DEBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE7896:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78DEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78DEBF

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 #78DEBF 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 #78DEBF 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

← #78DEBE  ·  #78DEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78DEBF?

#78DEBF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 120, 222, 191). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78DEBF?

#78DEBF is RGB 120, 222, 191 — HSL 162°, 61%, 67% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #78DEBF?

Its complement is #DE7896; analogous partners are #78DE8C and #78CADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78DEBF for text?

Black text on #78DEBF has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.