Recognised as Colour

#78B969

#78B969
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#78B969 is a green with RGB values 120, 185, 105 and HSL 109°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#78B969

RGBrgb(120, 185, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7255, 0.4118

RGB percentages47.1%, 72.5%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(108.8, 36.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 43.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK35.1%, 0%, 43.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,911,785

CSS custom property--colour: #78B969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#874696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDAD63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A76Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#74B4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16 Light green · ΔE 20.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.8 Sea green · ΔE 22.9 Pale green · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA69B9

Analogous#A0B969, #69B982

Triadic#6978B9, #B96978

Split complementary#8269B9, #B969A0

Tetradic#69A0B9, #AA69B9, #B98269

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FAF4

Lighter +30%#D6EAD1

Lighter +20%#B7D9AF

Lighter +10%#97C98C

Darker −10%#5CA34C

Darker −20%#49803C

Darker −30%#355D2C

Darker −40%#213B1B

More saturated +25%#67D44E

Less saturated −25%#899E85

Channel breakdown

R120

G185

B105

Red120 (47.1%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue108.75°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G B9 · B 69

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