What color is #78C413?

#78C413 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Crush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78C413?

The RGB value is 120, 196, 19: 120 red, 196 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78C413?

The complementary color is #5F13C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78C413?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78C413 color

#78C413 rgb(120, 196, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #78C413 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 76.9% green and 7.5% blue (120, 196, 19).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 82% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Crush (#7BC027), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#78C413 color codes

HEX	`#78C413`
RGB	`rgb(120, 196, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 76.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 82%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 90%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 90%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.91, -47.79, 69.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.91, 84.23, 124.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.603, 43.519, 7.562)`
Decimal	`7914515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78C413, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #78C413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78C413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #78C413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78c413; }
.text { color: #78c413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78c413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 196 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78c413, #1fc413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #78C413?: #78C413 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Crush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78C413?: The RGB value is 120, 196, 19: 120 red, 196 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78C413?: The complementary color is #5F13C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78C413?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.