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#78BA89 Color

#78BA89 is rgb(120, 186, 137) in RGB, hsl(135, 32%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78BA89
HEX#78BA89
RGBrgb(120, 186, 137)
HSLhsl(135, 32%, 60%)
HSVhsv(135, 35%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.098 151.5)
LABlab(70.10% -29.79 18.01)
LCHlch(70.10% 34.81 148.85)

What #78BA89 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 #78BA89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.58Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.58Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.85Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.39Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 14.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 14.56

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

#78BA89 Channel Values

How #78BA89 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 186 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 32% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 35% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78BA89 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78BA89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78BA89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78BA89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78BA89
Complementary
#BA78A9
Analogous
#89BA78
Analogous
#78BAA9
Triadic
#8978BA
Triadic
#BA8978
Split comp.
#A978BA
Split comp.
#BA7889

Tints & Shades of #78BA89

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

#89C297
#9DCDA9
#AED5B8
#C2E0CA
#D3E8D9
#E7F3EA

Shades

#5DAC71
#4C945E
#3E794D
#315E3C
#23432B
#15281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78BA89.

How #78BA89 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#78BA89
Protanopia#B1B189
Protanomaly#9DB589
Deuteranopia#A8A88B
Deuteranomaly#97AF8A
Tritanopia#81B5B5
Tritanomaly#7DB7A5
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #78BA89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78ba89: #78BA89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78BA89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78ba89': '#78BA89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.729, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_78ba89">#78BA89</color>
SVG fillfill="#78BA89"

More Green Colors

#78BA89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78BA89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78BA89?

#78BA89 is a light green — rgb(120, 186, 137) in RGB and hsl(135, 32%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #78BA89?

#78BA89 is rgb(120, 186, 137) — red 120, green 186, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78BA89?

#78BA89 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78BA89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78BA89 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78BA89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78BA89 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 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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