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#78E386 Color

#78E386 is rgb(120, 227, 134) in RGB, hsl(128, 66%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E386
HEX#78E386
RGBrgb(120, 227, 134)
HSLhsl(128, 66%, 68%)
HSVhsv(128, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.163 146.8)
LABlab(82.21% -46.78 35.46)
LCHlch(82.21% 58.71 142.84)

What #78E386 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 #78E386, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.2Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.86Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.34Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.15Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.5Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.5

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

#78E386 Channel Values

How #78E386 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 227 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 66% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E386 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E386 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E386

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E386; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E386
Complementary
#E378D5
Analogous
#9FE378
Analogous
#78E3BC
Triadic
#8678E3
Triadic
#E38678
Split comp.
#BC78E3
Split comp.
#E3789F

Tints & Shades of #78E386

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

#88E795
#9EEBA8
#AFEFB7
#C0F2C6
#D0F5D5
#E6FAE8

Shades

#51DB64
#2BD442
#24AE36
#1B8329
#135D1D
#0B3711

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E386.

How #78E386 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#78E386
Protanopia#D6D687
Protanomaly#B8DB86
Deuteranopia#C8C88A
Deuteranomaly#AED388
Tritanopia#8ADADA
Tritanomaly#83DEBE
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78E386 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e386: #78E386;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E386;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e386': '#78E386' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.890, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_78e386">#78E386</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E386"

More Green Colors

#78E386 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78E386 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E386?

#78E386 is a light green — rgb(120, 227, 134) in RGB and hsl(128, 66%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #78E386?

#78E386 is rgb(120, 227, 134) — red 120, green 227, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E386?

#78E386 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E386 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E386 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E386 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E386 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 5.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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