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#78C021

#78c021 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78c021 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, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 87.17°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.418

Complementary

  1. #78c021
  2. #6921c0

Split complementary

  1. #78c021
  2. #2128c0
  3. #b921c0

Analogous

  1. #c0b921
  2. #78c021
  3. #28c021

Triadic

  1. #78c021
  2. #2178c0
  3. #c02178

Tetradic

  1. #78c021
  2. #21c069
  3. #6921c0
  4. #c02178

Square

  1. #78c021
  2. #21c0b9
  3. #6921c0
  4. #c02128

Monochromatic

  1. #263d0b
  2. #4f7f16
  3. #78c021
  4. #9ee04d
  5. #c1ec8e

Shades

#78c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78c021
  2. #6cad1e
  3. #609a1a
  4. #548617
  5. #487314
  6. #3c6011
  7. #304d0d
  8. #243a0a
  9. #182607
  10. #0c1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#78c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78c021
  2. #86c637
  3. #93cd4d
  4. #a1d364
  5. #aed97a
  6. #bce090
  7. #c9e6a6
  8. #d7ecbc
  9. #e4f2d3
  10. #f2f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78c021
  2. #79ba2b
  3. #7ab334
  4. #7aad3e
  5. #7ba647
  6. #7ca051
  7. #7d9a5a
  8. #7e9364
  9. #7e8d6d
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bb58b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b42e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79bb83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78c021 {
  color: #78c021;
}
Background
.bg-78c021 {
  background-color: #78c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78c021 {
  border: 2px solid #78c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78c021, #28c021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.51 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.12 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.79 #873fde Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#78c021  rgb(120, 192, 33)  hsl(87, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6921c0  rgb(105, 33, 192)  hsl(267, 71%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#2178c0  rgb(33, 120, 192)  hsl(207, 71%, 44%)  French Blue
#c02178  rgb(192, 33, 120)  hsl(327, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red