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Recognised as Colour

#78AA18

  • #78AA18
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78AA18 is a green with RGB values 120, 170, 24 and HSL 81°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78AA18#78AA18
HEX#78AA18
RGBrgb(120, 170, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6667, 0.0941
RGB percentages47.1%, 66.7%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(80.5, 75.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.5, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 85.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,907,864
CSS custom property--colour: #78AA18;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8755E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Olivedrab · ΔE 17.4Forest green · ΔE 25.1Green · ΔE 26.2Olive · ΔE 27Limegreen · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A18AA
Analogous#AA9318, #2FAA18
Triadic#1878AA, #AA1878
Split complementary#182FAA, #9318AA
Tetradic#18AA93, #4A18AA, #AA182F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F19D
Lighter +30%#C1EB70
Lighter +20%#ADE543
Lighter +10%#98D71E
Darker −10%#587D12
Darker −20%#39510B
Darker −30%#192405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#80C200
Less saturated −25%#709230

Channel breakdown

R120
G170
B24
Red120 (47.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue80.55°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AA · B 18

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