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#78B331

#78b331 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78b331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.63% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 87.23°, with 57.02% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3646

Complementary

  1. #78b331
  2. #6c31b3

Split complementary

  1. #78b331
  2. #3137b3
  3. #ad31b3

Analogous

  1. #b3ad31
  2. #78b331
  3. #37b331

Triadic

  1. #78b331
  2. #3178b3
  3. #b33178

Tetradic

  1. #78b331
  2. #31b36c
  3. #6c31b3
  4. #b33178

Square

  1. #78b331
  2. #31b3ad
  3. #6c31b3
  4. #b33137

Monochromatic

  1. #273b10
  2. #507721
  3. #78b331
  4. #9ed35e
  5. #c2e39a

Shades

#78b331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78b331
  2. #6ca12c
  3. #608f27
  4. #547d22
  5. #486b1d
  6. #3c5a19
  7. #304814
  8. #24360f
  9. #18240a
  10. #0c1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#78b331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78b331
  2. #86bb46
  3. #93c25a
  4. #a1ca6f
  5. #aed183
  6. #bcd998
  7. #c9e1ad
  8. #d7e8c1
  9. #e4f0d6
  10. #f2f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78b331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78b331
  2. #79ae39
  3. #7aa941
  4. #7aa449
  5. #7b9f51
  6. #7c9a59
  7. #7d9460
  8. #7e8f68
  9. #7e8a70
  10. #7f8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba619 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7aab9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4ab25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79ae7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78b331 {
  color: #78b331;
}
Background
.bg-78b331 {
  background-color: #78b331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78b331 {
  border: 2px solid #78b331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78b331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78b331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78b331, #37b331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78b331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.37 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.55 #874cce Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#78b331  rgb(120, 179, 49)  hsl(87, 57%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#6c31b3  rgb(108, 49, 179)  hsl(267, 57%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#3178b3  rgb(49, 120, 179)  hsl(207, 57%, 45%)  French Blue
#b33178  rgb(179, 49, 120)  hsl(327, 57%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red