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Recognised as Colour

#78C073

  • #78C073
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#78C073 is a green with RGB values 120, 192, 115 and HSL 116°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#78C073#78C073
HEX#78C073
RGBrgb(120, 192, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7529, 0.451
RGB percentages47.1%, 75.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(116.1, 37.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.1, 40.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK37.5%, 0%, 40.1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,913,587
CSS custom property--colour: #78C073;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#873F8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B36Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AD78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#71BCADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.2Light green · ΔE 18Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8Pale green · ΔE 22.8Sea green · ΔE 23.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB73C0
Analogous#9FC073, #73C094
Triadic#7378C0, #C07378
Split complementary#9473C0, #C0739F
Tetradic#739FC0, #BB73C0, #C09473

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEFDD
Lighter +20%#BCE0B9
Lighter +10%#9AD096
Darker −10%#56B050
Darker −20%#458D40
Darker −30%#346A30
Darker −40%#234720
More saturated +25%#62D95A
Less saturated −25%#8EA78C

Channel breakdown

R120
G192
B115
Red120 (47.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue116.1°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G C0 · B 73

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