What color is #78DC77?

#78DC77 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 #78DC77?

The RGB value is 120, 220, 119: 120 red, 220 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78DC77?

The complementary color is #DB77DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78DC77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78DC77 color

#78DC77 rgb(120, 220, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #78DC77 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 86.3% green and 46.7% blue (120, 220, 119).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 59% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#78DC77 color codes

HEX	`#78DC77`
RGB	`rgb(120, 220, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 86.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 59%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 46%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 46%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.9, -49.39, 40.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.9, 63.93, 140.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.667, 56.509, 26.424)`
Decimal	`7920759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78DC77, 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 #78DC77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#78DC77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #78DC77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78dc77; }
.text { color: #78dc77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78dc77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 220 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78dc77, #77dca9); }

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Questions

What color is #78DC77?: #78DC77 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 #78DC77?: The RGB value is 120, 220, 119: 120 red, 220 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78DC77?: The complementary color is #DB77DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78DC77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.