#78BC59#78BC59
#78BC59 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.150 H 136.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78BC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 188, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 52.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.95, -39.65, 42.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.95, 58.48, 132.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.74% -0.1092 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.74% 0.15 136.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5314, 40.6795, 15.8506) |
| Luminance | 0.4068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 1.55
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 3.88
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.67
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 4.91
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.95
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78BC59 #9D59BC
analogous
#AABC59 #78BC59 #59BC6C
triadic
#78BC59 #5978BC #BC5978
tetradic
#78BC59 #59AABC #9D59BC #BC6C59
square
#78BC59 #59AABC #9D59BC #BC6C59
split-complementary
#78BC59 #6C59BC #BC59AA
monochromatic
#416E2C #5B9A3E #78BC59 #9BCE85 #BFDFB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#78BC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#78BC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78BC59
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78BC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78BC59 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75B6A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78bc59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 188, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.150 136.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d08a',
500: '#78bc59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78bc59; $custom-light: #a2d08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78bc59",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 188,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.212,
"s": 42.489,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72741,
"c": 0.14978,
"h": 136.8
},
"luminance": 0.40681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78BC59
secondary
#C0A3CD
accent
#56D2AB
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F4F9F0
border
#CED2CB
text
#0F140C
muted
#7F827D