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#78EA8A

#78ea8a ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#78ea8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 129.47°, with 73.08% saturation and 69.41% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#66ff99
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Relative luminance0.6467

Complementary

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #ea78d8

Split complementary

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #c378ea
  3. #ea789f

Analogous

  1. #9fea78
  2. #78ea8a
  3. #78eac3

Triadic

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #8a78ea
  3. #ea8a78

Tetradic

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #78d8ea
  3. #ea78d8
  4. #ea8a78

Square

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #789fea
  3. #ea78d8
  4. #eac378

Monochromatic

  1. #1bae32
  2. #36e051
  3. #78ea8a
  4. #baf4c3
  5. #edfcf0

Shades

#78ea8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #6cd37c
  3. #60bb6e
  4. #54a461
  5. #488c53
  6. #3c7545
  7. #305e37
  8. #244629
  9. #182f1c
  10. #0c170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78ea8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #86ec96
  3. #93eea1
  4. #a1f0ad
  5. #aef2b9
  6. #bcf5c5
  7. #c9f7d0
  8. #d7f9dc
  9. #e4fbe8
  10. #f2fdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78ea8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78ea8a
  2. #79df89
  3. #7ad588
  4. #7aca87
  5. #7bc086
  6. #7cb585
  7. #7daa84
  8. #7ea083
  9. #7e9582
  10. #7f8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5dcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd983 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcce90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64e6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8e086 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdda8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6de7ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78ea8a {
  color: #78ea8a;
}
Background
.bg-78ea8a {
  background-color: #78ea8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78ea8a {
  border: 2px solid #78ea8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78ea8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 234 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 73% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78ea8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78ea8a, #78eac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78ea8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 234 138 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 2.51 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.43 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.47 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.12 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.51 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.72 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.95 #871575 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Light Green
#78ea8a  rgb(120, 234, 138)  hsl(129, 73%, 69%)  Light Green
#ea78d8  rgb(234, 120, 216)  hsl(309, 73%, 69%)  Orchid
#8a78ea  rgb(138, 120, 234)  hsl(249, 73%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#ea8a78  rgb(234, 138, 120)  hsl(9, 73%, 69%)  Salmon