Colour

#78B25A

#78B25A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#78B25A is a green with RGB values 120, 178, 90 and HSL 100°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#78B25A#78B25A

HEX#78B25A

RGBrgb(120, 178, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.698, 0.3529

RGB percentages47.1%, 69.8%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(99.5, 36.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.5, 49.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK32.6%, 0%, 49.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,909,978

CSS custom property--colour: #78B25A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#874DA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A652no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA160no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#77AC9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 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 text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.7 Light green · ΔE 22.7 Forest green · ΔE 22.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.2 Sea green · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#945AB2

Analogous#A4B25A, #5AB268

Triadic#5A78B2, #B25A78

Split complementary#685AB2, #B25AA4

Tetradic#5AA4B2, #945AB2, #B2685A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAF3E5

Lighter +30%#CDE3C2

Lighter +20%#B1D2A0

Lighter +10%#94C27D

Darker −10%#609445

Darker −20%#497135

Darker −30%#334E25

Darker −40%#1C2C14

More saturated +25%#6ED03C

Less saturated −25%#829478

Channel breakdown

R120

G178

B90

Red120 (47.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue99.55°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G B2 · B 5A

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Colour values

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