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Recognised as Colour

#78ED8F

  • #78ED8F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#78ED8F is a green with RGB values 120, 237, 143 and HSL 132°, 76%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#78ED8F#78ED8F
HEX#78ED8F
RGBrgb(120, 237, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9294, 0.5608
RGB percentages47.1%, 92.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(131.8, 76.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.8, 49.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK49.4%, 0%, 39.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,925,135
CSS custom property--colour: #78ED8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#871270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDC88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD195no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#62E9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 6.7Pale green · ΔE 7.6Medium spring green · ΔE 18.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 26.9Aquamarine · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED78D6
Analogous#9BED78, #78EDCA
Triadic#8F78ED, #ED8F78
Split complementary#CA78ED, #ED789B
Tetradic#789BED, #ED78D6, #EDCA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2F9DA
Lighter +10%#A5F3B4
Darker −10%#4BE76A
Darker −20%#1EE144
Darker −30%#18B437
Darker −40%#128729
More saturated +25%#66FF84
Less saturated −25%#8BDA9B

Channel breakdown

R120
G237
B143
Red120 (47.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue131.79°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G ED · B 8F

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