Recognised as Colour
#78B85F
- #78B85F
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#78B85F is a green with RGB values 120, 184, 95 and HSL 103°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#78B85F#78B85F
HEX#78B85F
RGBrgb(120, 184, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7216, 0.3725
RGB percentages47.1%, 72.2%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(103.1, 38.5%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.1, 48.4%, 72.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 0%, 48.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,911,519
CSS custom property--colour: #78B85F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8747A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F5FB8
Analogous#A5B85F, #5FB873
Triadic#5F78B8, #B85F78
Split complementary#735FB8, #B85FA4
Tetradic#5FA4B8, #9F5FB8, #B8735F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G184
B95
Red120 (47.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue103.15°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G B8 · B 5F
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