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Recognised as Colour

#78CD7E

  • #78CD7E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#78CD7E is a green with RGB values 120, 205, 126 and HSL 124°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78CD7E#78CD7E
HEX#78CD7E
RGBrgb(120, 205, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8039, 0.4941
RGB percentages47.1%, 80.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(124.2, 45.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124.2, 41.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK41.5%, 0%, 38.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,916,926
CSS custom property--colour: #78CD7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#873281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BF78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B783no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6DC9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13Medium seagreen · ΔE 14Pale green · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.5Sea green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD78C7
Analogous#9CCD78, #78CDA9
Triadic#7E78CD, #CD7E78
Split complementary#A978CD, #CD789C
Tetradic#789CCD, #CD78C7, #CDA978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F6E9
Lighter +20%#C2E9C5
Lighter +10%#9DDBA2
Darker −10%#53BF5A
Darker −20%#3CA344
Darker −30%#2E7E34
Darker −40%#215825
More saturated +25%#61E46A
Less saturated −25%#8FB692

Channel breakdown

R120
G205
B126
Red120 (47.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue124.24°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G CD · B 7E

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