Palettes / Colors / #78CA2D

#78CA2D — Green

#78CA2D is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #78CA2D 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.

#78CA2D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7D2CC9; it also sits naturally between #C6C92C and #2CC92F. 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 79% · Blue 18%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #78CA2D

.text { color: #78CA2D; }
.background { background-color: #78CA2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78CA2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 202, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 64%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78CA2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 202, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78CA2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 202, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78CA2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78CA2D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D2CC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78CA2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78CA2D

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 #78CA2D 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 #78CA2D 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

← #78CA2C  ·  #78CA2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78CA2D?

#78CA2D is Green, a green color (RGB 120, 202, 45). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78CA2D?

#78CA2D is RGB 120, 202, 45 — HSL 91°, 64%, 48% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 78%, 21%.

What colors go with #78CA2D?

Its complement is #7D2CC9; analogous partners are #C6C92C and #2CC92F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78CA2D for text?

Black text on #78CA2D has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.