Information about #78AE5A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78AE5A belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 174, 90) — 47.1% red, 68.2% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 0 / 33 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78AE5A is a moderately toned zesty chartreuse that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bud Green (#7BB661). Slightly further away sit Dull Green (#74A662) and Go (#76AD4C).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 174, 90) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78AE5A: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78AE5A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78AE5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78AE5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78AE5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78AE5A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78AE5A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #78AE5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bud Green color link
Bud Green

#7BB661

Dull Green color link
Dull Green

#74A662

Go color link
Go

#76AD4C

Turtle Green color link
Turtle Green

#75B84F

Chelsea Cucumber color link
Chelsea Cucumber

#88A95B

Moderate Chartreuse Green color link
Moderate Chartreuse Green

#79A84A

Off Green color link
Off Green

#6BA353

Moderate Pistachio color link
Moderate Pistachio

#6DA84A

Aesthetic Green color link
Aesthetic Green

#71BC68

Dollar Bill color link
Dollar Bill

#85BB65

Moderate Spring Bud color link
Moderate Spring Bud

#85A84A

Woodstock color link
Woodstock

#839C60

#78AE5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78AE5A
  • RGB120, 174, 90
  • CMYK21, 0, 33, 32
  • CSSrgb(120, 174, 90)
  • HSL99°, 34%, 52%
  • HSL Precise98.571°, 34.146%, 51.765%
  • HSV99°, 48%, 68%
  • HSB99°, 48%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.682, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.682, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.682, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78AE5A
  • DECIMAL ID7908954
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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