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Recognised as Colour

#78AC87

  • #78AC87
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#78AC87 is a green with RGB values 120, 172, 135 and HSL 137°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#78AC87#78AC87
HEX#78AC87
RGBrgb(120, 172, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6745, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.1%, 67.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(137.3, 23.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.3, 30.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 21.5%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,487
CSS custom property--colour: #78AC87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#875378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA485no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#70ABA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 21.5Cadetblue · ΔE 22.2Light seagreen · ΔE 23.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC789D
Analogous#83AC78, #78ACA1
Triadic#8778AC, #AC8778
Split complementary#A178AC, #AC7883
Tetradic#7883AC, #AC789D, #ACA178

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAF7
Lighter +30%#D7E6DB
Lighter +20%#B7D3BF
Lighter +10%#98BFA3
Darker −10%#5C956C
Darker −20%#487655
Darker −30%#35563E
Darker −40%#223628
More saturated +25%#5DC77B
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R120
G172
B135
Red120 (47.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue137.31°
Saturation (HSL)23.85%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AC · B 87

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