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Recognised as Colour

#78E478

  • #78E478
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78E478 is a green with RGB values 120, 228, 120 and HSL 120°, 67%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78E478#78E478
HEX#78E478
RGBrgb(120, 228, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.8941, 0.4706
RGB percentages47.1%, 89.4%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(120, 66.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 47.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK47.4%, 0%, 47.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,922,808
CSS custom property--colour: #78E478;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#871B87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D36Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C97Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#6ADFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.7Pale green · ΔE 10.5Medium spring green · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 25.4Spring green · ΔE 25.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E478E4
Analogous#AEE478, #78E4AE
Triadic#7878E4, #E47878
Split complementary#AE78E4, #E478AE
Tetradic#78AEE4, #E478E4, #E4AE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDF7
Lighter +20%#CDF5CD
Lighter +10%#A3EDA3
Darker −10%#4EDC4E
Darker −20%#29CD29
Darker −30%#20A320
Darker −40%#187818
More saturated +25%#64F864
Less saturated −25%#8CD08C

Channel breakdown

R120
G228
B120
Red120 (47.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G E4 · B 78

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