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#78E281 Color

#78E281 is rgb(120, 226, 129) in RGB, hsl(125, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 43%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E281
HEX#78E281
RGBrgb(120, 226, 129)
HSLhsl(125, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(125, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 43%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.166 145.6)
LABlab(81.85% -46.97 37.46)
LCHlch(81.85% 60.08 141.42)

What #78E281 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 #78E281, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 3.28Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.27Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.18Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.21Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.29Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.33

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

#78E281 Channel Values

How #78E281 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E281 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E281 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E281

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E281; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E281
Complementary
#E278DA
Analogous
#A5E278
Analogous
#78E2B6
Triadic
#8178E2
Triadic
#E28178
Split comp.
#B678E2
Split comp.
#E278A5

Tints & Shades of #78E281

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

#89E691
#9EEAA5
#AFEEB4
#C0F2C4
#D1F5D4
#E6FAE7

Shades

#52DA5E
#2DD23A
#25AD30
#1C8224
#145D1A
#0C370F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E281.

How #78E281 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#78E281
Protanopia#D5D582
Protanomaly#B7DA81
Deuteranopia#C7C785
Deuteranomaly#ADD284
Tritanopia#8BD9D9
Tritanomaly#84DDBC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78E281 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e281: #78E281;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E281;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e281': '#78E281' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.886, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_78e281">#78E281</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E281"

More Green Colors

#78E281 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78E281 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E281?

#78E281 is a light green — rgb(120, 226, 129) in RGB and hsl(125, 65%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #78E281?

#78E281 is rgb(120, 226, 129) — red 120, green 226, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E281?

#78E281 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 43%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E281 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E281 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E281 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E281 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 6.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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