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Recognised as Colour

#78DC01

  • #78DC01
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#78DC01 is a green with RGB values 120, 220, 1 and HSL 87°, 99%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#78DC01#78DC01
HEX#78DC01
RGBrgb(120, 220, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8627, 0.0039
RGB percentages47.1%, 86.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(87.4, 99.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 99.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 99.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,641
CSS custom property--colour: #78DC01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8723FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C12Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#76D3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.5Lawn green · ΔE 16.2Chartreuse · ΔE 17.4Limegreen · ΔE 19.6Yellow green · ΔE 22.3Lime · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6501DC
Analogous#DCD301, #0ADC01
Triadic#0178DC, #DC0178
Split complementary#010ADC, #D301DC
Tetradic#01DCD3, #6501DC, #DC010A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FFAA
Lighter +30%#C1FE78
Lighter +20%#AAFE45
Lighter +10%#92FE12
Darker −10%#5CA901
Darker −20%#417601
Darker −30%#254400
Darker −40%#091100
More saturated +25%#78DD00
Less saturated −25%#76C01D

Channel breakdown

R120
G220
B1
Red120 (47.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue87.4°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DC · B 01

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