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Recognised as Colour

#78EAA2

  • #78EAA2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78EAA2 is a green with RGB values 120, 234, 162 and HSL 142°, 73%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78EAA2#78EAA2
HEX#78EAA2
RGBrgb(120, 234, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9176, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.1%, 91.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(142.1, 73.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.1, 48.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.7%, 0%, 30.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,924,386
CSS custom property--colour: #78EAA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#87155D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EADA9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9CFA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5CE8D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12Pale green · ΔE 14.6Aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.6Medium spring green · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA78C0
Analogous#87EA78, #78EADB
Triadic#A278EA, #EAA278
Split complementary#DB78EA, #EA7887
Tetradic#7887EA, #EA78C0, #EADB78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFFFD
Lighter +20%#D0F8DF
Lighter +10%#A4F1C0
Darker −10%#4CE384
Darker −20%#22DA66
Darker −30%#1BAE51
Darker −40%#14823D
More saturated +25%#65FE9D
Less saturated −25%#8CD7A7

Channel breakdown

R120
G234
B162
Red120 (47.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue142.11°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G EA · B A2

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