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#78CA2E — Green

#78CA2E 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 #78CA2E 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.

#78CA2E 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 #822ECC; it also sits naturally between #C6CC2E and #2ECC33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#78CA2E · RGB 120, 202, 46

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Color values

HEX#78CA2E
RGB120, 202, 46
HSL92°, 63%, 49%
HSV92°, 77%, 79%
CMYK41%, 0%, 77%, 21%
XYZ29.36, 46.43, 10.00
Yxy46.43, 0.3422, 0.5412
CIE-Lab73.82, -49.18, 64.64
Hunter Lab68.14, -39.31, 36.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 79% · Blue 18%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #78CA2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #78CA2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #78CA2E

.text { color: #78CA2E; }
.background { background-color: #78CA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78CA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 202, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78CA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 202, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78CA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 202, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78CA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78CA2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #78CA2E

#6EBB2A#62A626#589622#4C811D#427019#365B15#2C4B11#20360C#162508#0A1104

Tints of #78CA2E

#85D440#8FD750#9DDC65#AAE17A#B7E68F#C2E99F#CFEEB4#DCF3C9#E7F7DA#F4FBEE

Tones of #78CA2E

#78C039#79B545#7AAA50#7B9F5B#7B9366#7C8872

Color harmonies

Complementary — #822ECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.04:1 Fails
Against black text10.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #78CA2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78CA2E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #78CA2E: ·

How #78CA2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9C54Deuteranopia · #97915DTritanopia · #7C7278

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:

Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind lime 600 · #65A30D

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #78CA2E rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Summit
#DDAB74 · #C1C230 · #76C229 · #6DDC6B
Wild Ruby Bloom
#1A508A · #D7287D · #73C525 · #A9BEE5
Tender Ruby Garden
#6CC72D · #32C742 · #31AB7C · #3AA2B1
Serene Lagoon
#245EB1 · #D94582 · #72D52E · #C0D3EB
Mellow Ruby Summit
#976614 · #8E9310 · #7CC822 · #268019
Smoky Canyon
#A61E68 · #81CF25 · #3790DB · #EBBCD0

Similar colors

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

#76C229#73C525#6CC72D#72D52E#7CC822#81CF25#71CF39#7BBF37#81CA22#81CC3A#71C71F#7AB82A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #78CA2D  ·  #78CA2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78CA2E?

#78CA2E is Green, a green color (RGB 120, 202, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78CA2E?

#78CA2E is RGB 120, 202, 46 — HSL 92°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 77%, 21%.

What colors go with #78CA2E?

Its complement is #822ECC; analogous partners are #C6CC2E and #2ECC33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78CA2E for text?

Black text on #78CA2E has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.