#78AE37#78AE37
#78AE37 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.159 H 130.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78AE37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 174, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 0%, 68.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.39, -36.68, 53.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.39, 64.52, 124.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.92% -0.1036 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.92% 0.159 130.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5712, 34.5403, 9.0387) |
| Luminance | 0.3454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 1.46
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.28
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.88
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 4.19
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.36
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78AE37 #6D37AE
analogous
#AEA937 #78AE37 #3CAE37
triadic
#78AE37 #3778AE #AE3778
tetradic
#78AE37 #37AEA9 #6D37AE #AE373C
square
#78AE37 #37AEA9 #6D37AE #AE373C
split-complementary
#78AE37 #373CAE #A937AE
monochromatic
#38511A #587F28 #78AE37 #96CA58 #B4D986
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#78AE37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#78AE37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78AE37
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78AE37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78AE37 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BA796
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78ae37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 174, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.159 130.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c674',
500: '#78ae37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78ae37; $custom-light: #a3c674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78ae37",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 174,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.227,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68921,
"c": 0.15898,
"h": 130.7
},
"luminance": 0.34541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78AE37
secondary
#9D7EC3
accent
#4CDB8D
background
#FAFCF7
surface
#F4F8ED
border
#CED1C8
text
#0F1309
muted
#7F827B