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#78BC2C

#78bc2c ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78bc2c 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, 73.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 88.33°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4014

Complementary

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #702cbc

Split complementary

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #2c30bc
  3. #b82cbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb82c
  2. #78bc2c
  3. #30bc2c

Triadic

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #2c78bc
  3. #bc2c78

Tetradic

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #2cbc70
  3. #702cbc
  4. #bc2c78

Square

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #2cbcb8
  3. #702cbc
  4. #bc2c30

Monochromatic

  1. #29400f
  2. #507e1d
  3. #78bc2c
  4. #9ed95c
  5. #c3e79a

Shades

#78bc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #6ca928
  3. #609623
  4. #54841f
  5. #48711a
  6. #3c5e16
  7. #304b12
  8. #24380d
  9. #182609
  10. #0c1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#78bc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #86c341
  3. #93c956
  4. #a1d06b
  5. #aed780
  6. #bcde96
  7. #c9e4ab
  8. #d7ebc0
  9. #e4f2d5
  10. #f2f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78bc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78bc2c
  2. #79b634
  3. #7ab03d
  4. #7aaa45
  5. #7ba44e
  6. #7c9e56
  7. #7d985e
  8. #7e9267
  9. #7e8c6f
  10. #7f8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79b4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb31b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78bc2c {
  color: #78bc2c;
}
Background
.bg-78bc2c {
  background-color: #78bc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78bc2c {
  border: 2px solid #78bc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78bc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 188 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78bc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78bc2c, #30bc2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78bc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 188 44 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.55 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.16 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.11 #8743d3 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#78bc2c  rgb(120, 188, 44)  hsl(88, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#702cbc  rgb(112, 44, 188)  hsl(268, 62%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#2c78bc  rgb(44, 120, 188)  hsl(208, 62%, 45%)  True Blue
#bc2c78  rgb(188, 44, 120)  hsl(328, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red