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Colour

#78DD77

  • #78DD77
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78DD77 is a green with RGB values 120, 221, 119 and HSL 119°, 60%, 67%. 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

#78DD77#78DD77
HEX#78DD77
RGBrgb(120, 221, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8667, 0.4667
RGB percentages47.1%, 86.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(119.4, 60%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.4, 46.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK45.7%, 0%, 46.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,921,015
CSS custom property--colour: #78DD77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#872288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CD6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C37Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6BD8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.3Pale green · ΔE 10.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.4Medium spring green · ΔE 23.7Limegreen · ΔE 27.9Yellow green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC77DD
Analogous#ABDD77, #77DDA9
Triadic#7778DD, #DD7778
Split complementary#A977DD, #DD77AB
Tetradic#77ABDD, #DC77DD, #DDA977

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FCF1
Lighter +20%#C9F1C9
Lighter +10%#A1E7A0
Darker −10%#50D34E
Darker −20%#31BE30
Darker −30%#279625
Darker −40%#1C6D1B
More saturated +25%#63F262
Less saturated −25%#8DC88C

Channel breakdown

R120
G221
B119
Red120 (47.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue119.41°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DD · B 77

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