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Recognised as Colour

#78C233

  • #78C233
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78C233 is a green with RGB values 120, 194, 51 and HSL 91°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78C233#78C233
HEX#78C233
RGBrgb(120, 194, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7608, 0.2
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.1%, 20%
HSLhsl(91, 58.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91, 73.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 73.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,035
CSS custom property--colour: #78C233;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#873DCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB316no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#78BAA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.9Limegreen · ΔE 21.6Forest green · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Green · ΔE 28.1Light green · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D33C2
Analogous#C0C233, #33C235
Triadic#3378C2, #C23378
Split complementary#3533C2, #C233BF
Tetradic#33BFC2, #7D33C2, #C23533

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F2CF
Lighter +30%#C6E8A6
Lighter +20%#ACDD7E
Lighter +10%#92D256
Darker −10%#5F9A28
Darker −20%#46711E
Darker −30%#2D4913
Darker −40%#142009
More saturated +25%#77E114
Less saturated −25%#79A352

Channel breakdown

R120
G194
B51
Red120 (47.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue91.05°
Saturation (HSL)58.37%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G C2 · B 33

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