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Colour

#78CC00

  • #78CC00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78CC00 is a green with RGB values 120, 204, 0 and HSL 85°, 100%, 40%. 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

#78CC00#78CC00
HEX#78CC00
RGBrgb(120, 204, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8, 0
RGB percentages47.1%, 80%, 0%
HSLhsl(84.7, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.7, 100%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 0%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,544
CSS custom property--colour: #78CC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8733FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB42Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#78C3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Green yellow · ΔE 19.6Limegreen · ΔE 19.9Lawn green · ΔE 24.8Chartreuse · ΔE 26Green · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5400CC
Analogous#CCBA00, #12CC00
Triadic#0078CC, #CC0078
Split complementary#0012CC, #BA00CC
Tetradic#00CCBA, #5400CC, #CC0012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5FF99
Lighter +30%#C0FF66
Lighter +20%#ABFF33
Lighter +10%#96FF00
Darker −10%#5A9900
Darker −20%#3C6600
Darker −30%#1E3300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#78CC00
Less saturated −25%#73B319

Channel breakdown

R120
G204
B0
Red120 (47.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue84.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CC · B 00

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