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Recognised as Colour

#78FFAA

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

#78FFAA is a green with RGB values 120, 255, 170 and HSL 142°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#78FFAA#78FFAA
HEX#78FFAA
RGBrgb(120, 255, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 1, 0.6667
RGB percentages47.1%, 100%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(142.2, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.2, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 0%, 33.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,929,770
CSS custom property--colour: #78FFAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.68:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#870055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEDA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE0AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#53FCE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 11.4Light green · ΔE 12.5Medium spring green · ΔE 16Aquamarine · ΔE 22.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.2Spring green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF78CD
Analogous#8AFF78, #78FFED
Triadic#AA78FF, #FFAA78
Split complementary#ED78FF, #FF788A
Tetradic#788AFF, #FF78CD, #FFEE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEFFEA
Lighter +10%#ABFFCA
Darker −10%#45FF8A
Darker −20%#12FF6A
Darker −30%#00DE52
Darker −40%#00AB3F
More saturated +25%#78FFAA
Less saturated −25%#89EEAE

Channel breakdown

R120
G255
B170
Red120 (47.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue142.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G FF · B AA

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