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#78E22C Color

#78E22C is rgb(120, 226, 44) in RGB, hsl(95, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 81%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E22C
HEX#78E22C
RGBrgb(120, 226, 44)
HSLhsl(95, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(95, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 81%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.228 135.9)
LABlab(81.21% -52.94 70.50)
LCHlch(81.21% 88.17 126.91)

What #78E22C 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 #78E22C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.11French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 11.8Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 13.1Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 13.24Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 13.88Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 15.8

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

#78E22C Channel Values

How #78E22C 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 226 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E22C 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 text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E22C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E22C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E22C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E22C
Complementary
#962CE2
Analogous
#D3E22C
Analogous
#2CE23B
Triadic
#2C78E2
Triadic
#E22C78
Split comp.
#3B2CE2
Split comp.
#E22CD3

Tints & Shades of #78E22C

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

#89E647
#9DEA66
#AFEE81
#C3F2A1
#D4F6BC
#E8FADB

Shades

#66CE1C
#57AF18
#479014
#38700F
#28510B
#183107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E22C.

How #78E22C 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#78E22C
Protanopia#D5D52E
Protanomaly#B7DA2D
Deuteranopia#C7C739
Deuteranomaly#ADD234
Tritanopia#91D5D5
Tritanomaly#87DBAC
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78E22C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e22c: #78E22C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E22C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e22c': '#78E22C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.886, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_78e22c">#78E22C</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E22C"

More Green Colors

#78E22C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#78E22C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E22C?

#78E22C is a mid-tone green — rgb(120, 226, 44) in RGB and hsl(95, 76%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #78E22C?

#78E22C is rgb(120, 226, 44) — red 120, green 226, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E22C?

#78E22C converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E22C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E22C scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E22C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E22C 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.17, which is visibly different.

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