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Recognised as Colour

#78C31E

  • #78C31E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78C31E is a green with RGB values 120, 195, 30 and HSL 87°, 73%, 44%. 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

#78C31E#78C31E
HEX#78C31E
RGBrgb(120, 195, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7647, 0.1176
RGB percentages47.1%, 76.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(87.3, 73.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.3, 84.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 84.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,914,270
CSS custom property--colour: #78C31E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#873CE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79BBA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.3Limegreen · ΔE 20.8Green yellow · ΔE 25.8Forest green · ΔE 30.5Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7Green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#691EC3
Analogous#C3BB1E, #26C31E
Triadic#1E78C3, #C31E78
Split complementary#1E26C3, #BB1EC3
Tetradic#1EC3BB, #691EC3, #C31E26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F4B9
Lighter +30%#C1ED8D
Lighter +20%#AAE760
Lighter +10%#92E034
Darker −10%#5D9717
Darker −20%#426B10
Darker −30%#263E0A
Darker −40%#0B1203
More saturated +25%#7BDF02
Less saturated −25%#75A73A

Channel breakdown

R120
G195
B30
Red120 (47.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue87.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G C3 · B 1E

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