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Recognised as Colour

#78CD6C

  • #78CD6C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#78CD6C is a green with RGB values 120, 205, 108 and HSL 113°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78CD6C#78CD6C
HEX#78CD6C
RGBrgb(120, 205, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8039, 0.4235
RGB percentages47.1%, 80.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(112.6, 49.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.6, 47.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 0%, 47.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,908
CSS custom property--colour: #78CD6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#873293

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BE64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#70C8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.9Pale green · ΔE 16Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.2Forest green · ΔE 25.6Yellow green · ΔE 27.2Olivedrab · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C16CCD
Analogous#A9CD6C, #6CCD90
Triadic#6C78CD, #CD6C78
Split complementary#906CCD, #CD6CA9
Tetradic#6CA9CD, #C16CCD, #CD906C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F4DE
Lighter +20%#BEE7B8
Lighter +10%#9BDA92
Darker −10%#55C046
Darker −20%#429D36
Darker −30%#327729
Darker −40%#22511C
More saturated +25%#65E653
Less saturated −25%#8BB485

Channel breakdown

R120
G205
B108
Red120 (47.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue112.58°
Saturation (HSL)49.24%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CD · B 6C

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