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Recognised as Colour

#78AA01

  • #78AA01
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78AA01 is a green with RGB values 120, 170, 1 and HSL 78°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78AA01#78AA01
HEX#78AA01
RGBrgb(120, 170, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6667, 0.0039
RGB percentages47.1%, 66.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(77.8, 98.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.8, 99.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 99.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,841
CSS custom property--colour: #78AA01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#8755FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9A21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.7Olivedrab · ΔE 20.3Forest green · ΔE 27.4Green · ΔE 27.7Olive · ΔE 28.3Limegreen · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3301AA
Analogous#AA8801, #23AA01
Triadic#0178AA, #AA0178
Split complementary#0124AA, #8701AA
Tetradic#01AA87, #3301AA, #AA0124

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7FE79
Lighter +30%#C8FE46
Lighter +20%#B8FE13
Lighter +10%#9CDD01
Darker −10%#547701
Darker −20%#304500
Darker −30%#0D1200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#78AB00
Less saturated −25%#6F9516

Channel breakdown

R120
G170
B1
Red120 (47.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue77.75°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AA · B 01

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