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#78BE8A

#78be8a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78be8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 74.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 135.43°, with 35% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #78be8a
  2. #be78ac

Split complementary

  1. #78be8a
  2. #ad78be
  3. #be7889

Analogous

  1. #89be78
  2. #78be8a
  3. #78bead

Triadic

  1. #78be8a
  2. #8a78be
  3. #be8a78

Tetradic

  1. #78be8a
  2. #78acbe
  3. #be78ac
  4. #be8a78

Square

  1. #78be8a
  2. #7889be
  3. #be78ac
  4. #bead78

Monochromatic

  1. #336a41
  2. #4c9e61
  3. #78be8a
  4. #acd7b7
  5. #dff0e3

Shades

#78be8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78be8a
  2. #6cab7c
  3. #60986e
  4. #548561
  5. #487253
  6. #3c5f45
  7. #304c37
  8. #243929
  9. #18261c
  10. #0c130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78be8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78be8a
  2. #86c596
  3. #93cba1
  4. #a1d2ad
  5. #aed8b9
  6. #bcdfc5
  7. #c9e5d0
  8. #d7ecdc
  9. #e4f2e8
  10. #f2f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78be8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78be8a
  2. #79b889
  3. #7ab288
  4. #7aab87
  5. #7ba586
  6. #7c9f85
  7. #7d9984
  8. #7e9383
  9. #7e8c82
  10. #7f8681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb5a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb387 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4ac8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cbcb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b888 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb38c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71bda2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78be8a {
  color: #78be8a;
}
Background
.bg-78be8a {
  background-color: #78be8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78be8a {
  border: 2px solid #78be8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78be8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 190 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78be8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78be8a, #78bead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78be8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 190 138 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.19 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.64 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.12 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.38 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.47 #874175 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#78be8a  rgb(120, 190, 138)  hsl(135, 35%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#be78ac  rgb(190, 120, 172)  hsl(315, 35%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#8a78be  rgb(138, 120, 190)  hsl(255, 35%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#be8a78  rgb(190, 138, 120)  hsl(15, 35%, 61%)  Rosy Brown