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Colour

#78CB9F

  • #78CB9F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#78CB9F is a green with RGB values 120, 203, 159 and HSL 148°, 44%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#78CB9F#78CB9F
HEX#78CB9F
RGBrgb(120, 203, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.7961, 0.6235
RGB percentages47.1%, 79.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(148.2, 44.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.2, 40.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK40.9%, 0%, 21.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,447
CSS custom property--colour: #78CB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#873460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB7A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#64CABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5Aquamarine · ΔE 20Turquoise · ΔE 21Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB78A4
Analogous#7BCB78, #78CBC8
Triadic#9F78CB, #CB9F78
Split complementary#C878CB, #CB787B
Tetradic#787BCB, #CB78A4, #CBC878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F6EE
Lighter +20%#C2E7D3
Lighter +10%#9DD9B9
Darker −10%#53BD85
Darker −20%#3DA06C
Darker −30%#2F7B53
Darker −40%#21563A
More saturated +25%#61E29E
Less saturated −25%#8FB4A0

Channel breakdown

R120
G203
B159
Red120 (47.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue148.19°
Saturation (HSL)44.39%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CB · B 9F

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