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Recognised as Colour

#78DB97

  • #78DB97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78DB97 is a green with RGB values 120, 219, 151 and HSL 139°, 58%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78DB97#78DB97
HEX#78DB97
RGBrgb(120, 219, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8588, 0.5922
RGB percentages47.1%, 85.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(138.8, 57.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.8, 45.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 31.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,535
CSS custom property--colour: #78DB97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#872468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCD93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC39Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#64D9C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Pale green · ΔE 18.1Aquamarine · ΔE 19.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB78BC
Analogous#8BDB78, #78DBC8
Triadic#9778DB, #DB9778
Split complementary#C878DB, #DB788B
Tetradic#788BDB, #DB78BC, #DBC878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FBF4
Lighter +20%#C9F0D5
Lighter +10%#A0E6B6
Darker −10%#50D078
Darker −20%#32BB5D
Darker −30%#279349
Darker −40%#1C6B35
More saturated +25%#63F08F
Less saturated −25%#8DC69F

Channel breakdown

R120
G219
B151
Red120 (47.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue138.79°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DB · B 97

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