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Recognised as Colour

#78B958

  • #78B958
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#78B958 is a green with RGB values 120, 185, 88 and HSL 100°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#78B958#78B958
HEX#78B958
RGBrgb(120, 185, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7255, 0.3451
RGB percentages47.1%, 72.5%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(100.2, 40.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.2, 52.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK35.1%, 0%, 52.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,911,768
CSS custom property--colour: #78B958;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8746A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAC4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A65Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76B3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1Light green · ΔE 20Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.9Forest green · ΔE 21.7Pale green · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9958B9
Analogous#A8B958, #58B969
Triadic#5878B9, #B95878
Split complementary#6958B9, #B958A8
Tetradic#58A8B9, #9958B9, #B96958

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF5E8
Lighter +30%#CFE6C4
Lighter +20%#B2D7A0
Lighter +10%#95C87C
Darker −10%#609C42
Darker −20%#4A7833
Darker −30%#345523
Darker −40%#1E3114
More saturated +25%#6ED73A
Less saturated −25%#829B76

Channel breakdown

R120
G185
B88
Red120 (47.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue100.21°
Saturation (HSL)40.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G B9 · B 58

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