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#78B085 Color

#78B085 is rgb(120, 176, 133) in RGB, hsl(134, 26%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 24%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78B085
HEX#78B085
RGBrgb(120, 176, 133)
HSLhsl(134, 26%, 58%)
HSVhsv(134, 32%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.086 151)
LABlab(67.07% -25.91 16.03)
LCHlch(67.07% 30.47 148.27)

What #78B085 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #78B085, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.51Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.25Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.46Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.55Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.07Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#78B085 Channel Values

How #78B085 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 176 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 26% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 32% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78B085 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78B085 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78B085

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78B085; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78B085
Complementary
#B078A3
Analogous
#87B078
Analogous
#78B0A1
Triadic
#8578B0
Triadic
#B08578
Split comp.
#A178B0
Split comp.
#B07887

Tints & Shades of #78B085

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BBB96
#9BC5A5
#AFD0B6
#C2DBC8
#D5E6D9
#E5F0E8

Shades

#5EA16E
#518A5E
#42704D
#33573B
#243D2A
#17271A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78B085.

How #78B085 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#78B085
Protanopia#A8A885
Protanomaly#97AB85
Deuteranopia#A0A087
Deuteranomaly#92A786
Tritanopia#7FABAB
Tritanomaly#7CAD9D
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78B085 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-78b085: #78B085;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78B085;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78b085': '#78B085' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.690, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_78b085">#78B085</color>
SVG fillfill="#78B085"

More Green Colors

#78B085 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78B085 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78B085?

#78B085 is a mid-tone green — rgb(120, 176, 133) in RGB and hsl(134, 26%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #78B085?

#78B085 is rgb(120, 176, 133) — red 120, green 176, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78B085?

#78B085 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78B085 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78B085 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78B085 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78B085 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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