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Recognised as Colour

#78AE0C

  • #78AE0C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78AE0C is a green with RGB values 120, 174, 12 and HSL 80°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78AE0C#78AE0C
HEX#78AE0C
RGBrgb(120, 174, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6824, 0.0471
RGB percentages47.1%, 68.2%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(80, 87.1%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 93.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK31%, 0%, 93.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,908,876
CSS custom property--colour: #78AE0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8751F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7CA694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.5Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Forest green · ΔE 27Green · ΔE 27.5Limegreen · ΔE 29.7Olive · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#420CAE
Analogous#AE930C, #27AE0C
Triadic#0C78AE, #AE0C78
Split complementary#0C27AE, #930CAE
Tetradic#0CAE93, #420CAE, #AE0C27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F78F
Lighter +30%#C2F45F
Lighter +20%#B0F12F
Lighter +10%#99DE0F
Darker −10%#577E09
Darker −20%#364F05
Darker −30%#151F02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7CBA00
Less saturated −25%#709723

Channel breakdown

R120
G174
B12
Red120 (47.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G AE · B 0C

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