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Recognised as Colour

#78D606

  • #78D606
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#78D606 is a green with RGB values 120, 214, 6 and HSL 87°, 95%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#78D606#78D606
HEX#78D606
RGBrgb(120, 214, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8392, 0.0235
RGB percentages47.1%, 83.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(87.1, 94.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.1, 97.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK43.9%, 0%, 97.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,919,110
CSS custom property--colour: #78D606;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#8729F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#77CDB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 16.2Limegreen · ΔE 18.9Yellow green · ΔE 19.2Lawn green · ΔE 19.7Chartreuse · ΔE 20.9Lime · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6406D6
Analogous#D6CC06, #10D606
Triadic#0678D6, #D60678
Split complementary#0610D6, #CC06D6
Tetradic#06D6CC, #6406D6, #D60610

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FDAB
Lighter +30%#C1FB7A
Lighter +20%#AAFA48
Lighter +10%#92F817
Darker −10%#5CA405
Darker −20%#407303
Darker −30%#254102
Darker −40%#091000
More saturated +25%#79DC00
Less saturated −25%#75BB22

Channel breakdown

R120
G214
B6
Red120 (47.1%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue87.12°
Saturation (HSL)94.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G D6 · B 06

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