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Recognised as Colour

#78D22B

  • #78D22B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#78D22B is a green with RGB values 120, 210, 43 and HSL 92°, 66%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#78D22B#78D22B
HEX#78D22B
RGBrgb(120, 210, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8235, 0.1686
RGB percentages47.1%, 82.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(92.3, 66%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.3, 79.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 79.5%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,918,123
CSS custom property--colour: #78D22B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#872DD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB93Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#76CAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Limegreen · ΔE 16.3Green yellow · ΔE 21.1Lawn green · ΔE 26.3Chartreuse · ΔE 27.4Pale green · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#852BD2
Analogous#CCD22B, #2BD231
Triadic#2B78D2, #D22B78
Split complementary#312BD2, #D22BCC
Tetradic#2BCCD2, #852BD2, #D2312B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F6D3
Lighter +30%#C8EDA9
Lighter +20%#AEE57E
Lighter +10%#93DC54
Darker −10%#60A822
Darker −20%#487D1A
Darker −30%#2F5311
Darker −40%#172908
More saturated +25%#76F20B
Less saturated −25%#7AB24B

Channel breakdown

R120
G210
B43
Red120 (47.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue92.34°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G D2 · B 2B

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