Colour

#78C401

#78C401
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#78C401 is a green with RGB values 120, 196, 1 and HSL 83°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78C401#78C401

HEX#78C401

RGBrgb(120, 196, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7686, 0.0039

RGB percentages47.1%, 76.9%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(83.4, 99%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(83.4, 99.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK38.8%, 0%, 99.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,914,497

CSS custom property--colour: #78C401;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43475WCAG 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 9.7:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#873BFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3AE29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7ABBA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.2 Limegreen · ΔE 21.5 Green yellow · ΔE 23 Lawn green · ΔE 29.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 30.4 Green · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D01C4

Analogous#C4AE01, #17C401

Triadic#0178C4, #C40178

Split complementary#0117C4, #AE01C4

Tetradic#01C4AE, #4D01C4, #C40117

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4FE93

Lighter +30%#C0FE60

Lighter +20%#ADFE2D

Lighter +10%#97F701

Darker −10%#599101

Darker −20%#3A5F00

Darker −30%#1B2C00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#78C500

Less saturated −25%#73AB1A

Channel breakdown

R120

G196

Red120 (47.1%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue83.38°

Saturation (HSL)98.98%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G C4 · B 01

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Colour values

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