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#78E88B Color

#78E88B is rgb(120, 232, 139) in RGB, hsl(130, 71%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78E88B
HEX#78E88B
RGBrgb(120, 232, 139)
HSLhsl(130, 71%, 69%)
HSVhsv(130, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.165 147.7)
LABlab(83.75% -48.08 34.97)
LCHlch(83.75% 59.46 143.97)

What #78E88B 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 #78E88B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.99Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 6.12Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.57Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.31Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.47Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.27

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

#78E88B Channel Values

How #78E88B 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 232 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 71% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78E88B 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78E88B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78E88B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78E88B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78E88B
Complementary
#E878D5
Analogous
#9DE878
Analogous
#78E8C3
Triadic
#8B78E8
Triadic
#E88B78
Split comp.
#C378E8
Split comp.
#E8789D

Tints & Shades of #78E88B

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

#89EB9A
#9BEEA9
#ACF1B8
#C2F5CA
#D3F8D9
#E5FBE8

Shades

#51E169
#25DA43
#1EB337
#188C2B
#11641F
#0A3911

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78E88B.

How #78E88B 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#78E88B
Protanopia#DADA8C
Protanomaly#BBE08B
Deuteranopia#CCCC8F
Deuteranomaly#B0D88E
Tritanopia#8BDFDF
Tritanomaly#84E3C3
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78E88B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78e88b: #78E88B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78E88B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78e88b': '#78E88B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.910, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_78e88b">#78E88B</color>
SVG fillfill="#78E88B"

More Green Colors

#78E88B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78E88B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78E88B?

#78E88B is a light green — rgb(120, 232, 139) in RGB and hsl(130, 71%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #78E88B?

#78E88B is rgb(120, 232, 139) — red 120, green 232, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78E88B?

#78E88B converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78E88B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78E88B scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78E88B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78E88B 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 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.