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Recognised as Colour

#78E366

  • #78E366
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#78E366 is a green with RGB values 120, 227, 102 and HSL 111°, 69%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#78E366#78E366
HEX#78E366
RGBrgb(120, 227, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8902, 0.4
RGB percentages47.1%, 89%, 40%
HSLhsl(111.4, 69.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 55.1%, 89%)
CMYK47.1%, 0%, 55.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,922,534
CSS custom property--colour: #78E366;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#871C99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D15Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC86Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6DDDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 16.5Light green · ΔE 16.8Limegreen · ΔE 18.9Yellow green · ΔE 23.2Spring green · ΔE 23.8Medium spring green · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D166E3
Analogous#B6E366, #66E393
Triadic#6678E3, #E36678
Split complementary#9266E3, #E366B6
Tetradic#66B6E3, #D166E3, #E39366

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAFBE7
Lighter +20%#C4F3BC
Lighter +10%#9EEB91
Darker −10%#52DB3B
Darker −20%#3AC023
Darker −30%#2D951B
Darker −40%#206A13
More saturated +25%#68FA4F
Less saturated −25%#88CC7D

Channel breakdown

R120
G227
B102
Red120 (47.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue111.36°
Saturation (HSL)69.06%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G E3 · B 66

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