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Recognised as Colour

#78B16A

  • #78B16A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#78B16A is a green with RGB values 120, 177, 106 and HSL 108°, 31%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#78B16A#78B16A
HEX#78B16A
RGBrgb(120, 177, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6941, 0.4157
RGB percentages47.1%, 69.4%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(108.2, 31.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.2, 40.1%, 69.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 40.1%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,909,738
CSS custom property--colour: #78B16A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#874E95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A665no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA16Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75AD9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.1Sea green · ΔE 20Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Light green · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A36AB1
Analogous#9CB16A, #6AB17F
Triadic#6A78B1, #B16A78
Split complementary#7F6AB1, #B16A9C
Tetradic#6A9CB1, #A36AB1, #B17F6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7F0
Lighter +30%#D3E6CE
Lighter +20%#B5D4AD
Lighter +10%#96C38B
Darker −10%#5E9850
Darker −20%#49773E
Darker −30%#35552D
Darker −40%#20341B
More saturated +25%#67CD4E
Less saturated −25%#899586

Channel breakdown

R120
G177
B106
Red120 (47.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue108.17°
Saturation (HSL)31.28%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G B1 · B 6A

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