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Colour

#78E500

  • #78E500
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#78E500 is a green with RGB values 120, 229, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#78E500#78E500
HEX#78E500
RGBrgb(120, 229, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.898, 0
RGB percentages47.1%, 89.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(88.6, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.6, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 100%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,922,944
CSS custom property--colour: #78E500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#871AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0C832no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74DCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 11.4Chartreuse · ΔE 12.6Green yellow · ΔE 13.3Limegreen · ΔE 21.2Lime · ΔE 26.3Yellow green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D00E5
Analogous#E5DF00, #06E500
Triadic#0078E5, #E50078
Split complementary#0006E5, #DF00E5
Tetradic#00E5DF, #6D00E5, #E50006

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAFFB2
Lighter +30%#C2FF7F
Lighter +20%#AAFF4C
Lighter +10%#92FF19
Darker −10%#5DB200
Darker −20%#437F00
Darker −30%#284C00
Darker −40%#0D1900
More saturated +25%#78E500
Less saturated −25%#77C81D

Channel breakdown

R120
G229
B0
Red120 (47.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue88.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G E5 · B 00

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