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#78ED99 Color

#78ED99 is rgb(120, 237, 153) in RGB, hsl(137, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 35%, 7%) 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 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78ED99
HEX#78ED99
RGBrgb(120, 237, 153)
HSLhsl(137, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(137, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 35%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.159 151)
LABlab(85.41% -48.25 30.18)
LCHlch(85.41% 56.91 147.98)

What #78ED99 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 #78ED99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.21Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.88Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.05Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.4Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.45Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.48

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

#78ED99 Channel Values

How #78ED99 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 237 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78ED99 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78ED99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78ED99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78ED99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78ED99
Complementary
#ED78CC
Analogous
#92ED78
Analogous
#78EDD3
Triadic
#9978ED
Triadic
#ED9978
Split comp.
#D378ED
Split comp.
#ED7892

Tints & Shades of #78ED99

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

#8AEFA7
#9CF2B4
#AEF4C2
#C0F6D0
#D2F9DD
#E4FBEB

Shades

#50E77B
#23E159
#1ABC48
#149037
#0E6727
#083A16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78ED99.

How #78ED99 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#78ED99
Protanopia#DFDF9A
Protanomaly#BEE499
Deuteranopia#D0D09D
Deuteranomaly#B3DC9B
Tritanopia#8AE5E5
Tritanomaly#83E8CB
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78ED99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78ed99: #78ED99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78ED99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78ed99': '#78ED99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.929, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_78ed99">#78ED99</color>
SVG fillfill="#78ED99"

More Green Colors

#78ED99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78ED99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78ED99?

#78ED99 is a light green — rgb(120, 237, 153) in RGB and hsl(137, 76%, 70%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #78ED99?

#78ED99 is rgb(120, 237, 153) — red 120, green 237, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78ED99?

#78ED99 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 35%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78ED99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #78ED99 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78ED99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78ED99 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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