#78AE39#78AE39
#78AE39 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.158 H 130.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78AE39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 174, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 0%, 67.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.40, -36.53, 52.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.40, 63.78, 124.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.103 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.158 130.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6201, 34.5598, 9.2963) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 1.43
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 2.14
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.84
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 4.02
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.48
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78AE39 #6F39AE
analogous
#AEA939 #78AE39 #3EAE39
triadic
#78AE39 #3978AE #AE3978
tetradic
#78AE39 #39AEA9 #6F39AE #AE393E
square
#78AE39 #39AEA9 #6F39AE #AE393E
split-complementary
#78AE39 #393EAE #A939AE
monochromatic
#38521B #58802A #78AE39 #96C95B #B4D889
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#78AE39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#78AE39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78AE39
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78AE39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78AE39 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 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)
#B6A129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7AA796
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78ae39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 174, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.158 130.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c675',
500: '#78ae39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78ae39; $custom-light: #a3c675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78ae39",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 174,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.692,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68938,
"c": 0.15755,
"h": 130.8
},
"luminance": 0.34561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78AE39
secondary
#9F80C3
accent
#4EDA8E
background
#FAFCF7
surface
#F4F8ED
border
#CED1C8
text
#0F1309
muted
#7F827B