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Recognised as Colour

#78E37E

  • #78E37E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78E37E is a green with RGB values 120, 227, 126 and HSL 123°, 66%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78E37E#78E37E
HEX#78E37E
RGBrgb(120, 227, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8902, 0.4941
RGB percentages47.1%, 89%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(123.4, 65.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.4, 47.1%, 89%)
CMYK47.1%, 0%, 44.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,922,558
CSS custom property--colour: #78E37E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#871C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D276no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C885no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#68DECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 7.3Pale green · ΔE 9.3Medium spring green · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.1Spring green · ΔE 27.4Limegreen · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E378DD
Analogous#A8E378, #78E3B4
Triadic#7E78E3, #E37E78
Split complementary#B478E3, #E378A7
Tetradic#78A7E3, #E378DD, #E3B378

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDF7
Lighter +20%#CCF5CF
Lighter +10%#A2ECA6
Darker −10%#4EDA56
Darker −20%#2ACB33
Darker −30%#21A128
Darker −40%#19761E
More saturated +25%#64F76C
Less saturated −25%#8CCF90

Channel breakdown

R120
G227
B126
Red120 (47.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue123.36°
Saturation (HSL)65.64%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G E3 · B 7E

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