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Recognised as Colour

#78CD2E

  • #78CD2E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78CD2E is a green with RGB values 120, 205, 46 and HSL 92°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78CD2E#78CD2E
HEX#78CD2E
RGBrgb(120, 205, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8039, 0.1804
RGB percentages47.1%, 80.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(92.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 0%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,846
CSS custom property--colour: #78CD2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8732D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB53Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#77C5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.6Limegreen · ΔE 17.4Green yellow · ΔE 23.9Lawn green · ΔE 29.7Chartreuse · ΔE 30.9Light green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#832ECD
Analogous#C7CD2E, #2ECD34
Triadic#2E78CD, #CD2E78
Split complementary#342ECD, #CD2EC7
Tetradic#2EC7CD, #832ECD, #CD342E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F5D2
Lighter +30%#C8ECA8
Lighter +20%#ADE27F
Lighter +10%#92D955
Darker −10%#60A325
Darker −20%#477A1B
Darker −30%#2F5012
Darker −40%#162609
More saturated +25%#76EC0F
Less saturated −25%#7AAE4D

Channel breakdown

R120
G205
B46
Red120 (47.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue92.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CD · B 2E

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