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#78BB8E

#78bb8e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78bb8e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 73.33% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.06% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 139.7°, with 33% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4149

Complementary

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #bb78a5

Split complementary

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #b078bb
  3. #bb7884

Analogous

  1. #84bb78
  2. #78bb8e
  3. #78bbb0

Triadic

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #8e78bb
  3. #bb8e78

Tetradic

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #78a5bb
  3. #bb78a5
  4. #bb8e78

Square

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #7884bb
  3. #bb78a5
  4. #bbb078

Monochromatic

  1. #346644
  2. #4d9966
  3. #78bb8e
  4. #abd5b9
  5. #deeee3

Shades

#78bb8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #6ca880
  3. #609672
  4. #548363
  5. #487055
  6. #3c5e47
  7. #304b39
  8. #24382b
  9. #18251c
  10. #0c130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78bb8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #86c299
  3. #93c9a5
  4. #a1cfb0
  5. #aed6bb
  6. #bcddc7
  7. #c9e4d2
  8. #d7ebdd
  9. #e4f1e8
  10. #f2f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78bb8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78bb8e
  2. #79b58d
  3. #7aaf8b
  4. #7aa98a
  5. #7ba388
  6. #7c9e87
  7. #7d9886
  8. #7e9284
  9. #7e8c83
  10. #7f8681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb18b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0aa91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b58c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db190 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71baa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78bb8e {
  color: #78bb8e;
}
Background
.bg-78bb8e {
  background-color: #78bb8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78bb8e {
  border: 2px solid #78bb8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78bb8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 187 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 33% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78bb8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78bb8e, #78bbb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78bb8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 187 142 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.05 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.71 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.16 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.09 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.15 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.25 #874471 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#78bb8e  rgb(120, 187, 142)  hsl(140, 33%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#bb78a5  rgb(187, 120, 165)  hsl(320, 33%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#8e78bb  rgb(142, 120, 187)  hsl(260, 33%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bb8e78  rgb(187, 142, 120)  hsl(20, 33%, 60%)  Beaver