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#78EA72

#78ea72 ≈ Pastel Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78ea72 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 91.76% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.28% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 117°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77dd77), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#66ff66
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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #78ea72
  2. #e472ea

Split complementary

  1. #78ea72
  2. #a872ea
  3. #ea72b4

Analogous

  1. #b4ea72
  2. #78ea72
  3. #72eaa8

Triadic

  1. #78ea72
  2. #7278ea
  3. #ea7278

Tetradic

  1. #78ea72
  2. #72eae4
  3. #e472ea
  4. #ea7278

Square

  1. #78ea72
  2. #72b4ea
  3. #e472ea
  4. #eaa872

Monochromatic

  1. #21aa19
  2. #38e02f
  3. #78ea72
  4. #b8f4b5
  5. #eefced

Shades

#78ea72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78ea72
  2. #6cd367
  3. #60bb5b
  4. #54a450
  5. #488c44
  6. #3c7539
  7. #305e2e
  8. #244622
  9. #182f17
  10. #0c170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#78ea72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78ea72
  2. #86ec80
  3. #93ee8e
  4. #a1f09c
  5. #aef2aa
  6. #bcf5b9
  7. #c9f7c7
  8. #d7f9d5
  9. #e4fbe3
  10. #f2fdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78ea72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78ea72
  2. #79df73
  3. #7ad575
  4. #7aca76
  5. #7bc078
  6. #7cb579
  7. #7daa7a
  8. #7ea07c
  9. #7e957d
  10. #7f8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5dcb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd867 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfce7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadf6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfd977 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70e6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78ea72 {
  color: #78ea72;
}
Background
.bg-78ea72 {
  background-color: #78ea72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78ea72 {
  border: 2px solid #78ea72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78ea72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 234 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78ea72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ea72, #72eaa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78ea72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 234 114 / 0.35);
}

#77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.46 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.10 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.34 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.49 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.72 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.60 #87158d Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pastel Green
#78ea72  rgb(120, 234, 114)  hsl(117, 74%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#e472ea  rgb(228, 114, 234)  hsl(297, 74%, 68%)  Orchid
#7278ea  rgb(114, 120, 234)  hsl(237, 74%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ea7278  rgb(234, 114, 120)  hsl(357, 74%, 68%)  Light Coral