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Recognised as Colour

#78CA81

  • #78CA81
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#78CA81 is a green with RGB values 120, 202, 129 and HSL 127°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#78CA81#78CA81
HEX#78CA81
RGBrgb(120, 202, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7922, 0.5059
RGB percentages47.1%, 79.2%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(126.6, 43.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.6, 40.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 36.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,161
CSS custom property--colour: #78CA81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#87357E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCBD7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B585no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.2Light green · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8Pale green · ΔE 20.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.6Sea green · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA78C1
Analogous#98CA78, #78CAAA
Triadic#8178CA, #CA8178
Split complementary#AA78CA, #CA7898
Tetradic#7898CA, #CA78C1, #CAAA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F5E8
Lighter +20%#C1E7C5
Lighter +10%#9DD8A3
Darker −10%#53BC5F
Darker −20%#3E9E49
Darker −30%#307938
Darker −40%#215527
More saturated +25%#61E26F
Less saturated −25%#90B393

Channel breakdown

R120
G202
B129
Red120 (47.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue126.59°
Saturation (HSL)43.62%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CA · B 81

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