#78DE9D Color

#78DE9D is rgb(120, 222, 157) in RGB, hsl(142, 61%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 29%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), visibly different at ΔE 11.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78DE9D

HEX#78DE9D

RGBrgb(120, 222, 157)

HSLhsl(142, 61%, 67%)

HSVhsv(142, 46%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 29%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.134 154.3)

LABlab(81.06% -41.95 22.37)

LCHlch(81.06% 47.55 151.93)

What #78DE9D 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 #78DE9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.49 Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.37 Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.01 Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.36 Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.61 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.98

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

#78DE9D Channel Values

How #78DE9D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 120 · G 222 · B 157	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 142° · S 61% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 142° · S 46% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78DE9D 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #78DE9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78DE9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #78DE9D

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.

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Shades

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How #78DE9D 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#78DE9D

Protanopia#D1D19E

Protanomaly#B4D69D

Deuteranopia#C4C4A0

Deuteranomaly#ABCF9F

Tritanopia#86D7D7

Tritanomaly#81DAC3

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #78DE9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78de9d: #78DE9D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78DE9D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78de9d': '#78DE9D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.871, blue: 0.616)

Android XML<color name="color_78de9d">#78DE9D</color>

SVG fillfill="#78DE9D"

More Green Colors

#78DE9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#78DE9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78DE9D?

#78DE9D is a light green — rgb(120, 222, 157) in RGB and hsl(142, 61%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.49.

What is the RGB value of #78DE9D?

#78DE9D is rgb(120, 222, 157) — red 120, green 222, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78DE9D?

#78DE9D converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 29%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78DE9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78DE9D scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78DE9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78DE9D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.11, which is visibly different.

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