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Recognised as Colour

#78FC87

  • #78FC87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#78FC87 is a green with RGB values 120, 252, 135 and HSL 127°, 96%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#78FC87#78FC87
HEX#78FC87
RGBrgb(120, 252, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.9882, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.1%, 98.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(126.8, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.8, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK52.4%, 0%, 46.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,928,967
CSS custom property--colour: #78FC87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.07:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#870378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE97Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDC8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60F7E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 13.3Light green · ΔE 16Medium spring green · ΔE 16.7Spring green · ΔE 17.2Limegreen · ΔE 24.7Yellow green · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC78ED
Analogous#ABFC78, #78FCC9
Triadic#8778FC, #FC8778
Split complementary#C978FC, #FC78AB
Tetradic#78ABFC, #FC78ED, #FCC978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCFEE0
Lighter +10%#AAFDB3
Darker −10%#46FB5B
Darker −20%#14FA2E
Darker −30%#05D61D
Darker −40%#04A416
More saturated +25%#75FF85
Less saturated −25%#89EB94

Channel breakdown

R120
G252
B135
Red120 (47.1%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue126.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G FC · B 87

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