Recognised as Colour
#78D790
- #78D790
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Light green
#78D790 is a green with RGB values 120, 215, 144 and HSL 135°, 54%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.
Colour values
#78D790#78D790
HEX#78D790
RGBrgb(120, 215, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8431, 0.5647
RGB percentages47.1%, 84.3%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(135.2, 54.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.2, 44.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK44.2%, 0%, 33%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,919,504
CSS custom property--colour: #78D790;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#87286F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D778BF
Analogous#90D778, #78D7BF
Triadic#9078D7, #D79078
Split complementary#C078D7, #D77890
Tetradic#7890D7, #D778BF, #D7BF78
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G215
B144
Red120 (47.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue135.16°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G D7 · B 90
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