Close to Electric Blue
#78EBFA
#78EBFA is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.1% red, 92.2% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 93% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #78EBFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #78EBFA as they’d see it.
#78EBFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #78EBFA
What color is #78EBFA?
#78EBFA is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 47.1% red, 92.2% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 93% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #78EBFA in RGB?
#78EBFA is rgb(120, 235, 250): 120 red, 235 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #78EBFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 6, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #78EBFA?
PANTONE 318 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #78EBFA?
Its complement #FFCFC8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.