What color is #78D571?

#78D571 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78D571?

The RGB value is 120, 213, 113: 120 red, 213 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78D571?

The complementary color is #CE71D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78D571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78D571 color

#78D571 rgb(120, 213, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #78D571 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 83.5% green and 44.3% blue (120, 213, 113).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 54% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#78D571 color codes

HEX	`#78D571`
RGB	`rgb(120, 213, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 83.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 54%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 47%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 47%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.74, -47.32, 40.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.74, 62.5, 139.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.519, 52.772, 23.987)`
Decimal	`7918961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78D571, 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 #78D571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78D571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #78D571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78d571; }
.text { color: #78d571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78d571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 213 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78d571, #71d59c); }

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Questions

What color is #78D571?: #78D571 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78D571?: The RGB value is 120, 213, 113: 120 red, 213 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78D571?: The complementary color is #CE71D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78D571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.