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Recognised as Colour

#78DA99

  • #78DA99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#78DA99 is a green with RGB values 120, 218, 153 and HSL 140°, 57%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#78DA99#78DA99
HEX#78DA99
RGBrgb(120, 218, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8549, 0.6
RGB percentages47.1%, 85.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(140.2, 57%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.2, 45%, 85.5%)
CMYK45%, 0%, 29.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,281
CSS custom property--colour: #78DA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#872566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DACC95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC29Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#63D8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Light green · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.2Aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Pale green · ΔE 19.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA78B9
Analogous#88DA78, #78DACA
Triadic#9978DA, #DA9978
Split complementary#CA78DA, #DA7888
Tetradic#7888DA, #DA78B9, #DACA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FBF4
Lighter +20%#C8F0D5
Lighter +10%#A0E5B7
Darker −10%#50CF7B
Darker −20%#33B960
Darker −30%#28914B
Darker −40%#1D6937
More saturated +25%#62F092
Less saturated −25%#8DC4A0

Channel breakdown

R120
G218
B153
Red120 (47.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue140.2°
Saturation (HSL)56.98%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DA · B 99

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