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Recognised as Colour

#78DF74

  • #78DF74
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78DF74 is a green with RGB values 120, 223, 116 and HSL 118°, 63%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78DF74#78DF74
HEX#78DF74
RGBrgb(120, 223, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8745, 0.4549
RGB percentages47.1%, 87.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(117.8, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.8, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,921,524
CSS custom property--colour: #78DF74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58029WCAG 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 12.61:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#87208B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CE6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C57Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6BDAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.7Pale green · ΔE 11.3Medium spring green · ΔE 23.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.5Limegreen · ΔE 25.7Yellow green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB74DF
Analogous#AEDF74, #74DFA5
Triadic#7478DF, #DF7478
Split complementary#A574DF, #DF74AE
Tetradic#74AEDF, #DB74DF, #DFA574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FCF0
Lighter +20%#C9F2C7
Lighter +10%#A0E99D
Darker −10%#50D54B
Darker −20%#32C12C
Darker −30%#279723
Darker −40%#1C6E19
More saturated +25%#64F45F
Less saturated −25%#8CCA89

Channel breakdown

R120
G223
B116
Red120 (47.1%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue117.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G DF · B 74

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