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Recognised as Colour

#78DB87

  • #78DB87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78DB87 is a green with RGB values 120, 219, 135 and HSL 129°, 58%, 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 Light green.

Colour values

#78DB87#78DB87
HEX#78DB87
RGBrgb(120, 219, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8588, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.1%, 85.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(129.1, 57.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.1, 45.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 38.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,519
CSS custom property--colour: #78DB87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#872478

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDCC81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC28Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#68D7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 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 text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8Pale green · ΔE 12.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.8Medium spring green · ΔE 25.3Aquamarine · ΔE 25.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB78CC
Analogous#9ADB78, #78DBB9
Triadic#8778DB, #DB8778
Split complementary#B978DB, #DB789A
Tetradic#789ADB, #DB78CC, #DBB978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FBF2
Lighter +20%#C9F0CF
Lighter +10%#A0E6AB
Darker −10%#50D063
Darker −20%#32BB47
Darker −30%#279337
Darker −40%#1C6B28
More saturated +25%#63F078
Less saturated −25%#8DC696

Channel breakdown

R120
G219
B135
Red120 (47.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue129.09°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DB · B 87

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