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Colour

#78DCA8

  • #78DCA8
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#78DCA8 is a green with RGB values 120, 220, 168 and HSL 149°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#78DCA8#78DCA8
HEX#78DCA8
RGBrgb(120, 220, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8627, 0.6588
RGB percentages47.1%, 86.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(148.8, 58.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.8, 45.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 23.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,808
CSS custom property--colour: #78DCA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#872357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DACFA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC4ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5EDBCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.1Aquamarine · ΔE 14Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.9Light green · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC78AC
Analogous#7ADC78, #78DCDA
Triadic#A878DC, #DCA878
Split complementary#DA78DC, #DC787A
Tetradic#787ADC, #DC78AC, #DCDA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FBF6
Lighter +20%#C9F1DC
Lighter +10%#A1E7C2
Darker −10%#50D28E
Darker −20%#31BD74
Darker −30%#26955B
Darker −40%#1C6C42
More saturated +25%#63F1A7
Less saturated −25%#8DC7A9

Channel breakdown

R120
G220
B168
Red120 (47.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue148.8°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DC · B A8

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