#78C159#78C159
#78C159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.157 H 137.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #78C159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(120, 193, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.8%, 0%, 53.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.45, -41.84, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.45, 61.28, 133.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1152 0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.157 137.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6180, 42.8528, 16.2128) |
| Luminance | 0.4285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 2.50
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.59
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 4.69
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.74
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.15
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#78C159 #A259C1
analogous
#ACC159 #78C159 #59C16E
triadic
#78C159 #5978C1 #C15978
tetradic
#78C159 #59ACC1 #A259C1 #C16E59
square
#78C159 #59ACC1 #A259C1 #C16E59
split-complementary
#78C159 #6E59C1 #C159AC
monochromatic
#41742B #5AA13C #78C159 #9CD286 #C0E2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#78C159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#78C159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #78C159
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##78C159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##78C159 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B34F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75BBAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #78c159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 193, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.157 137.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3d48a',
500: '#78c159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #78c159; $custom-light: #a3d48a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#78c159",
"rgb": {
"r": 120,
"g": 193,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 102.115,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73966,
"c": 0.15684,
"h": 137.3
},
"luminance": 0.42854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#78C159
secondary
#C4A5D1
accent
#53D5AE
background
#FAFDF8
surface
#F4FAF0
border
#CED3CB
text
#0F140C
muted
#7F837D