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Recognised as Colour

#78C240

  • #78C240
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78C240 is a green with RGB values 120, 194, 64 and HSL 94°, 52%, 51%. 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

#78C240#78C240
HEX#78C240
RGBrgb(120, 194, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7608, 0.251
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.1%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(94.2, 51.6%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.2, 67%, 76.1%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 67%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,048
CSS custom property--colour: #78C240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#873DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B32Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAD4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77BBA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 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

Yellow green · ΔE 13.6Limegreen · ΔE 23.1Forest green · ΔE 24.1Light green · ΔE 24.2Olivedrab · ΔE 24.4Pale green · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A40C2
Analogous#B9C240, #40C249
Triadic#4078C2, #C24078
Split complementary#4940C2, #C240B9
Tetradic#40B9C2, #8A40C2, #C24940

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F3DB
Lighter +30%#CAE7B4
Lighter +20%#AFDB8D
Lighter +10%#93CE67
Darker −10%#609D32
Darker −20%#487626
Darker −30%#315019
Darker −40%#19290D
More saturated +25%#74E221
Less saturated −25%#7CA360

Channel breakdown

R120
G194
B64
Red120 (47.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue94.15°
Saturation (HSL)51.59%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G C2 · B 40

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