What color is #78D985?

#78D985 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78D985?

The RGB value is 120, 217, 133: 120 red, 217 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78D985?

The complementary color is #D978CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78D985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78D985 color

#78D985 rgb(120, 217, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #78D985 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 85.1% green and 52.2% blue (120, 217, 133).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#78D985 color codes

HEX	`#78D985`
RGB	`rgb(120, 217, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 85.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 56%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 39%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.22, -46.04, 32.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.22, 56.47, 144.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.79, 55.31, 30.923)`
Decimal	`7920005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78D985, 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 #78D985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78D985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #78D985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78d985; }
.text { color: #78d985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78d985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 217 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78d985, #78d9b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #78D985?: #78D985 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78D985?: The RGB value is 120, 217, 133: 120 red, 217 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78D985?: The complementary color is #D978CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78D985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.