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#78DC8A

#78dc8a ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78dc8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 130.8°, with 58.82% saturation and 66.67% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5701

Complementary

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #dc78ca

Split complementary

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #bc78dc
  3. #dc7898

Analogous

  1. #98dc78
  2. #78dc8a
  3. #78dcbc

Triadic

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #8a78dc
  3. #dc8a78

Tetradic

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #78cadc
  3. #dc78ca
  4. #dc8a78

Square

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #7898dc
  3. #dc78ca
  4. #dcbc78

Monochromatic

  1. #27953a
  2. #3bcc55
  3. #78dc8a
  4. #b5ecbf
  5. #effbf1

Shades

#78dc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #6cc67c
  3. #60b06e
  4. #549a61
  5. #488453
  6. #3c6e45
  7. #305837
  8. #244229
  9. #182c1c
  10. #0c160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78dc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #86e096
  3. #93e3a1
  4. #a1e7ad
  5. #aeeab9
  6. #bceec5
  7. #c9f1d0
  8. #d7f5dc
  9. #e4f8e8
  10. #f2fcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78dc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78dc8a
  2. #79d389
  3. #7aca88
  4. #7ac087
  5. #7bb786
  6. #7cae85
  7. #7da584
  8. #7e9c83
  9. #7e9282
  10. #7f8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #add0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decd84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc38f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67d8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3ce8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6edab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78dc8a {
  color: #78dc8a;
}
Background
.bg-78dc8a {
  background-color: #78dc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78dc8a {
  border: 2px solid #78dc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78dc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78dc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78dc8a, #78dcbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78dc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.33 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.81 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.86 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.18 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.39 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.20 #872375 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#78dc8a  rgb(120, 220, 138)  hsl(131, 59%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#dc78ca  rgb(220, 120, 202)  hsl(311, 59%, 67%)  Orchid
#8a78dc  rgb(138, 120, 220)  hsl(251, 59%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#dc8a78  rgb(220, 138, 120)  hsl(11, 59%, 67%)  Dark Salmon