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Recognised as Colour

#78CA8E

  • #78CA8E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#78CA8E is a green with RGB values 120, 202, 142 and HSL 136°, 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 aquamarine.

Colour values

#78CA8E#78CA8E
HEX#78CA8E
RGBrgb(120, 202, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7922, 0.5569
RGB percentages47.1%, 79.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(136.1, 43.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.1, 40.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 29.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,174
CSS custom property--colour: #78CA8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#873571

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBBE8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB591no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#69C8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 15Light green · ΔE 20.5Aquamarine · ΔE 22.5Sea green · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA78B4
Analogous#8BCA78, #78CAB7
Triadic#8E78CA, #CA8E78
Split complementary#B778CA, #CA788B
Tetradic#788BCA, #CA78B4, #CAB778

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F5EA
Lighter +20%#C1E7CB
Lighter +10%#9DD8AD
Darker −10%#53BC6F
Darker −20%#3E9E58
Darker −30%#307943
Darker −40%#21552F
More saturated +25%#61E283
Less saturated −25%#90B399

Channel breakdown

R120
G202
B142
Red120 (47.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue136.1°
Saturation (HSL)43.62%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CA · B 8E

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