Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#78A559

  • #78A559
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#78A559 is a green with RGB values 120, 165, 89 and HSL 96°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#78A559#78A559
HEX#78A559
RGBrgb(120, 165, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6471, 0.349
RGB percentages47.1%, 64.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(95.5, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.5, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 46.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,906,649
CSS custom property--colour: #78A559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#875AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9B53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4975Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#78A093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Sea green · ΔE 21.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8659A5
Analogous#9EA559, #59A560
Triadic#5978A5, #A55978
Split complementary#6059A5, #A5599E
Tetradic#599EA5, #8659A5, #A56059

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EDDD
Lighter +30%#C9DBBC
Lighter +20%#AEC99B
Lighter +10%#93B77A
Darker −10%#608447
Darker −20%#486335
Darker −30%#304223
Darker −40%#182012
More saturated +25%#72C539
Less saturated −25%#7E8579

Channel breakdown

R120
G165
B89
Red120 (47.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue95.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G A5 · B 59

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “78a559” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.