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Recognised as Colour

#78E659

  • #78E659
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#78E659 is a green with RGB values 120, 230, 89 and HSL 107°, 74%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#78E659#78E659
HEX#78E659
RGBrgb(120, 230, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.902, 0.349
RGB percentages47.1%, 90.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(106.8, 73.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106.8, 61.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK47.8%, 0%, 61.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,923,289
CSS custom property--colour: #78E659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#8719A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECA64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6EDFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.8Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Pale green · ΔE 22.5Spring green · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 23.5Green yellow · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C759E6
Analogous#BEE659, #59E681
Triadic#5978E6, #E65978
Split complementary#8159E6, #E659BE
Tetradic#59BEE6, #C759E6, #E68159

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4FADE
Lighter +20%#C0F3B2
Lighter +10%#9CED85
Darker −10%#54DF2D
Darker −20%#40BD1C
Darker −30%#319016
Darker −40%#22640F
More saturated +25%#6BFE41
Less saturated −25%#85CE71

Channel breakdown

R120
G230
B89
Red120 (47.1%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue106.81°
Saturation (HSL)73.82%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G E6 · B 59

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