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Recognised as Colour

#78DA38

  • #78DA38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#78DA38 is a green with RGB values 120, 218, 56 and HSL 96°, 69%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#78DA38#78DA38
HEX#78DA38
RGBrgb(120, 218, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8549, 0.2196
RGB percentages47.1%, 85.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(96.3, 68.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.3, 74.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK45%, 0%, 74.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,184
CSS custom property--colour: #78DA38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#8725C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C814no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74D2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.4Yellow green · ΔE 17.1Green yellow · ΔE 20.7Lawn green · ΔE 25Chartreuse · ΔE 26.1Spring green · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A38DA
Analogous#C9DA38, #38DA49
Triadic#3878DA, #DA3878
Split complementary#4938DA, #DA38C9
Tetradic#38C9DA, #9A38DA, #DA4938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFAE4
Lighter +30%#D0F2B9
Lighter +20%#B2EA8E
Lighter +10%#95E263
Darker −10%#5FBC23
Darker −20%#4A911B
Darker −30%#346613
Darker −40%#1E3B0B
More saturated +25%#72F81A
Less saturated −25%#7EBC56

Channel breakdown

R120
G218
B56
Red120 (47.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue96.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.64%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DA · B 38

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