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Recognised as Colour

#78B56A

  • #78B56A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#78B56A is a green with RGB values 120, 181, 106 and HSL 109°, 34%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#78B56A#78B56A
HEX#78B56A
RGBrgb(120, 181, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7098, 0.4157
RGB percentages47.1%, 71%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(108.8, 33.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 41.4%, 71%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 41.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,910,762
CSS custom property--colour: #78B56A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#874A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A964no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A46Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74B0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18Sea green · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 22.6Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76AB5
Analogous#9DB56A, #6AB582
Triadic#6A78B5, #B56A78
Split complementary#816AB5, #B56A9E
Tetradic#6A9EB5, #A76AB5, #B5826A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9F2
Lighter +30%#D5E8D0
Lighter +20%#B6D7AE
Lighter +10%#97C68C
Darker −10%#5D9E4E
Darker −20%#497C3D
Darker −30%#355A2C
Darker −40%#21371C
More saturated +25%#67D14E
Less saturated −25%#899986

Channel breakdown

R120
G181
B106
Red120 (47.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue108.8°
Saturation (HSL)33.63%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G B5 · B 6A

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