Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#78CC38

  • #78CC38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78CC38 is a green with RGB values 120, 204, 56 and HSL 94°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78CC38#78CC38
HEX#78CC38
RGBrgb(120, 204, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8, 0.2196
RGB percentages47.1%, 80%, 22%
HSLhsl(94.1, 59.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.1, 72.5%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 0%, 72.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,600
CSS custom property--colour: #78CC38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8733C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BC1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5Limegreen · ΔE 17.8Green yellow · ΔE 26.7Light green · ΔE 27.9Pale green · ΔE 28.6Forest green · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C38CC
Analogous#C2CC38, #38CC42
Triadic#3878CC, #CC3878
Split complementary#4238CC, #CC38C2
Tetradic#38C2CC, #8C38CC, #CC4238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F6DA
Lighter +30%#CBEBB2
Lighter +20%#AFE189
Lighter +10%#94D661
Darker −10%#60A62B
Darker −20%#497E20
Darker −30%#315516
Darker −40%#1A2D0B
More saturated +25%#74EB19
Less saturated −25%#7CAD57

Channel breakdown

R120
G204
B56
Red120 (47.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue94.05°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CC · B 38

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “78cc38” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.