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Colour

#78DD00

  • #78DD00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#78DD00 is a green with RGB values 120, 221, 0 and HSL 87°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#78DD00#78DD00
HEX#78DD00
RGBrgb(120, 221, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8667, 0
RGB percentages47.1%, 86.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(87.4, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK45.7%, 0%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,920,896
CSS custom property--colour: #78DD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#8722FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C22Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#76D4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.3Lawn green · ΔE 15.6Chartreuse · ΔE 16.8Limegreen · ΔE 19.8Yellow green · ΔE 22.9Lime · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6500DD
Analogous#DDD400, #0ADD00
Triadic#0078DD, #DD0078
Split complementary#0009DD, #D400DD
Tetradic#00DDD4, #6500DD, #DD0009

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8FFAA
Lighter +30%#C1FF77
Lighter +20%#AAFF44
Lighter +10%#92FF11
Darker −10%#5CAA00
Darker −20%#417700
Darker −30%#254400
Darker −40%#091100
More saturated +25%#78DD00
Less saturated −25%#76C11C

Channel breakdown

R120
G221
B0
Red120 (47.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue87.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DD · B 00

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