Palettes / Colors / #78B080

#78B080 — Dusty Green

#78B080 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #78B080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#78B080 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B078A7; it also sits naturally between #8CB078 and #78B09C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 69% · Blue 50%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #78B080

.text { color: #78B080; }
.background { background-color: #78B080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78B080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 176, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 26%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78B080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 176, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78B080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 176, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78B080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78B080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B078A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78B080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78B080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #78B080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #78B080 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #78B07F  ·  #78B081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78B080?

#78B080 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 120, 176, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78B080?

#78B080 is RGB 120, 176, 128 — HSL 129°, 26%, 58% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 27%, 31%.

What colors go with #78B080?

Its complement is #B078A7; analogous partners are #8CB078 and #78B09C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78B080 for text?

Black text on #78B080 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.