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Recognised as Colour

#78FF99

  • #78FF99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#78FF99 is a green with RGB values 120, 255, 153 and HSL 135°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#78FF99#78FF99
HEX#78FF99
RGBrgb(120, 255, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 1, 0.6
RGB percentages47.1%, 100%, 60%
HSLhsl(134.7, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.7, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,929,753
CSS custom property--colour: #78FF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.56:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#870066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDFA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5AFBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 10Light green · ΔE 12.7Medium spring green · ΔE 13.9Spring green · ΔE 20.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.5Aquamarine · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF78DE
Analogous#9BFF78, #78FFDC
Triadic#9978FF, #FF9978
Split complementary#DC78FF, #FF789B
Tetradic#789BFF, #FF78DE, #FFDC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEFFE6
Lighter +10%#ABFFC0
Darker −10%#45FF72
Darker −20%#12FF4C
Darker −30%#00DE36
Darker −40%#00AB2A
More saturated +25%#78FF99
Less saturated −25%#89EEA2

Channel breakdown

R120
G255
B153
Red120 (47.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue134.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G FF · B 99

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