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#78B00A

#78b00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78b00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 80.24°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #78b00a
  2. #420ab0

Split complementary

  1. #78b00a
  2. #0a25b0
  3. #950ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0950a
  2. #78b00a
  3. #25b00a

Triadic

  1. #78b00a
  2. #0a78b0
  3. #b00a78

Tetradic

  1. #78b00a
  2. #0ab042
  3. #420ab0
  4. #b00a78

Square

  1. #78b00a
  2. #0ab095
  3. #420ab0
  4. #b00a25

Monochromatic

  1. #151f02
  2. #476806
  3. #78b00a
  4. #a7f215
  5. #c2f65d

Shades

#78b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78b00a
  2. #6c9e09
  3. #608d08
  4. #547b07
  5. #486a06
  6. #3c5805
  7. #304604
  8. #243503
  9. #182302
  10. #0c1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#78b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78b00a
  2. #86b823
  3. #93c03b
  4. #a1c854
  5. #aed06c
  6. #bcd885
  7. #c9df9d
  8. #d7e7b6
  9. #e4efce
  10. #f2f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78b00a
  2. #79ab16
  3. #7aa622
  4. #7aa22d
  5. #7b9d39
  6. #7c9845
  7. #7d9351
  8. #7e8e5d
  9. #7e8a68
  10. #7f8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92a77f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ca895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea61e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7aab76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78b00a {
  color: #78b00a;
}
Background
.bg-78b00a {
  background-color: #78b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78b00a {
  border: 2px solid #78b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78b00a, #25b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.58 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.95 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.13 #874ff5 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#78b00a  rgb(120, 176, 10)  hsl(80, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#420ab0  rgb(66, 10, 176)  hsl(260, 89%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#0a78b0  rgb(10, 120, 176)  hsl(200, 89%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b00a78  rgb(176, 10, 120)  hsl(320, 89%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red