Palettes / Colors / #78BB77

#78BB77 — Muted Green

#78BB77 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#78BB77 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 #BA77BB; it also sits naturally between #9ABB77 and #77BB98. 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 73% · Blue 47%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #78BB77

.text { color: #78BB77; }
.background { background-color: #78BB77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78BB77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 187, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 33%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78BB77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 187, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78BB77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 187, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78BB77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78BB77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA77BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78BB77: #000000.

How #78BB77 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 #78BB77 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #78BB77?

#78BB77 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 120, 187, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78BB77?

#78BB77 is RGB 120, 187, 119 — HSL 119°, 33%, 60% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 36%, 27%.

What colors go with #78BB77?

Its complement is #BA77BB; analogous partners are #9ABB77 and #77BB98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78BB77 for text?

Black text on #78BB77 has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.