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Colour

#78D989

  • #78D989
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78D989 is a green with RGB values 120, 217, 137 and HSL 131°, 56%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78D989#78D989
HEX#78D989
RGBrgb(120, 217, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.851, 0.5373
RGB percentages47.1%, 85.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(130.5, 56.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.5, 44.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK44.7%, 0%, 36.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,009
CSS custom property--colour: #78D989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#872676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCA84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC18Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#68D5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.6Pale green · ΔE 14.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.8Aquamarine · ΔE 24.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D978C8
Analogous#98D978, #78D9B9
Triadic#8978D9, #D98978
Split complementary#B978D9, #D97898
Tetradic#7898D9, #D978C8, #D9B978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFBF1
Lighter +20%#C8EFCF
Lighter +10%#A0E4AC
Darker −10%#50CE66
Darker −20%#34B74B
Darker −30%#28903A
Darker −40%#1D682A
More saturated +25%#62EF7B
Less saturated −25%#8EC397

Channel breakdown

R120
G217
B137
Red120 (47.1%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue130.52°
Saturation (HSL)56.07%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G D9 · B 89

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