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Recognised as Colour

#78CA4A

  • #78CA4A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78CA4A is a green with RGB values 120, 202, 74 and HSL 98°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78CA4A#78CA4A
HEX#78CA4A
RGBrgb(120, 202, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7922, 0.2902
RGB percentages47.1%, 79.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(98.4, 54.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.4, 63.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 63.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,106
CSS custom property--colour: #78CA4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8735B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BA3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B354no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#75C3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 21.6Pale green · ΔE 23.1Forest green · ΔE 25.4Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C4ACA
Analogous#B8CA4A, #4ACA5C
Triadic#4A78CA, #CA4A78
Split complementary#5C4ACA, #CA4AB8
Tetradic#4AB8CA, #9C4ACA, #CA5C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF8E8
Lighter +30%#D0EDC0
Lighter +20%#B3E199
Lighter +10%#95D671
Darker −10%#5FAE33
Darker −20%#4A8727
Darker −30%#345F1C
Darker −40%#1E3810
More saturated +25%#70E72D
Less saturated −25%#80AD67

Channel breakdown

R120
G202
B74
Red120 (47.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue98.44°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CA · B 4A

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