Colour

#78CB42

#78CB42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#78CB42 is a green with RGB values 120, 203, 66 and HSL 96°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#78CB42

RGBrgb(120, 203, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7961, 0.2588

RGB percentages47.1%, 79.6%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(96.4, 56.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.4, 67.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK40.9%, 0%, 67.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,916,354

CSS custom property--colour: #78CB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#8734BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BB2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B44Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#76C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.6 Limegreen · ΔE 19.2 Light green · ΔE 24.5 Pale green · ΔE 25.5 Forest green · ΔE 27 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9542CB

Analogous#BDCB42, #42CB51

Triadic#4278CB, #CB4278

Split complementary#5042CB, #CB42BD

Tetradic#42BDCB, #9542CB, #CB5142

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAF7E2

Lighter +30%#CEECBA

Lighter +20%#B1E192

Lighter +10%#95D66A

Darker −10%#60AB2F

Darker −20%#498324

Darker −30%#335B19

Darker −40%#1D330E

More saturated +25%#72E924

Less saturated −25%#7EAD60

Channel breakdown

R120

G203

B66

Red120 (47.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue96.35°

Saturation (HSL)56.85%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G CB · B 42

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Colour values

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