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Recognised as Colour

#78A960

  • #78A960
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#78A960 is a green with RGB values 120, 169, 96 and HSL 100°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#78A960#78A960
HEX#78A960
RGBrgb(120, 169, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6627, 0.3765
RGB percentages47.1%, 66.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(100.3, 29.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.3, 43.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 43.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,680
CSS custom property--colour: #78A960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#87569F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77A497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Olivedrab · ΔE 19.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 20Sea green · ΔE 20.3Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9160A9
Analogous#9DA960, #60A96C
Triadic#6078A9, #A96078
Split complementary#6C60A9, #A9609D
Tetradic#609CA9, #9160A9, #A96C60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F1E4
Lighter +30%#CCDFC3
Lighter +20%#B0CDA2
Lighter +10%#94BB81
Darker −10%#608B4B
Darker −20%#496A39
Darker −30%#324927
Darker −40%#1B2815
More saturated +25%#6EC841
Less saturated −25%#828A7F

Channel breakdown

R120
G169
B96
Red120 (47.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue100.27°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G A9 · B 60

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