Colour

#78B557

#78B557
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#78B557 is a green with RGB values 120, 181, 87 and HSL 99°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#78B557

RGBrgb(120, 181, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7098, 0.3412

RGB percentages47.1%, 71%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(98.9, 38.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 51.9%, 71%)

CMYK33.7%, 0%, 51.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,910,743

CSS custom property--colour: #78B557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#874AA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA94Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A35Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#77AFA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.7 Light green · ΔE 21.5 Forest green · ΔE 21.8 Pale green · ΔE 25.8 Yellow green · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9457B5

Analogous#A7B557, #57B565

Triadic#5778B5, #B55778

Split complementary#6557B5, #B557A7

Tetradic#57A7B5, #9457B5, #B56557

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAF3E5

Lighter +30%#CDE4C1

Lighter +20%#B1D49E

Lighter +10%#94C57A

Darker −10%#609742

Darker −20%#497333

Darker −30%#335023

Darker −40%#1C2C14

More saturated +25%#6FD339

Less saturated −25%#819775

Channel breakdown

R120

G181

B87

Red120 (47.1%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue98.94°

Saturation (HSL)38.84%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G B5 · B 57

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