Palettes / Colors / #78E8DB

#78E8DB — Light Teal

#78E8DB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#78E8DB 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 #E87885; it also sits naturally between #78E8A3 and #78BDE8. 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 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #78E8DB

.text { color: #78E8DB; }
.background { background-color: #78E8DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78E8DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 232, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 71%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78E8DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 232, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78E8DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 232, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78E8DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78E8DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #78E8DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E87885:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78E8DB: #000000.

How #78E8DB 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 #78E8DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #78E8DB?

#78E8DB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 120, 232, 219). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78E8DB?

#78E8DB is RGB 120, 232, 219 — HSL 173°, 71%, 69% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #78E8DB?

Its complement is #E87885; analogous partners are #78E8A3 and #78BDE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78E8DB for text?

Black text on #78E8DB has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.