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#78BF89

#78bf89 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78bf89 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 74.9% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.27% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 134.37°, with 35.68% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4306

Complementary

  1. #78bf89
  2. #bf78ae

Split complementary

  1. #78bf89
  2. #ad78bf
  3. #bf788a

Analogous

  1. #8abf78
  2. #78bf89
  3. #78bfad

Triadic

  1. #78bf89
  2. #8978bf
  3. #bf8978

Tetradic

  1. #78bf89
  2. #78aebf
  3. #bf78ae
  4. #bf8978

Square

  1. #78bf89
  2. #788abf
  3. #bf78ae
  4. #bfad78

Monochromatic

  1. #336b40
  2. #4b9f5f
  3. #78bf89
  4. #acd8b6
  5. #e0f0e4

Shades

#78bf89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78bf89
  2. #6cac7b
  3. #60996e
  4. #548660
  5. #487352
  6. #3c6045
  7. #304c37
  8. #243929
  9. #18261b
  10. #0c130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78bf89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78bf89
  2. #86c595
  3. #93cca1
  4. #a1d2ac
  5. #aed9b8
  6. #bcdfc4
  7. #c9e5d0
  8. #d7ecdc
  9. #e4f2e7
  10. #f2f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78bf89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78bf89
  2. #79b988
  3. #7ab287
  4. #7aac86
  5. #7ba685
  6. #7ca085
  7. #7d9984
  8. #7e9383
  9. #7e8d82
  10. #7f8681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b486 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ac8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b48b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71bea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78bf89 {
  color: #78bf89;
}
Background
.bg-78bf89 {
  background-color: #78bf89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78bf89 {
  border: 2px solid #78bf89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78bf89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 191 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78bf89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78bf89, #78bfad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78bf89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 191 137 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.36 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.25 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.62 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.63 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.09 #874076 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#78bf89  rgb(120, 191, 137)  hsl(134, 36%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#bf78ae  rgb(191, 120, 174)  hsl(314, 36%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#8978bf  rgb(137, 120, 191)  hsl(254, 36%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bf8978  rgb(191, 137, 120)  hsl(14, 36%, 61%)  Rosy Brown