Palettes / Colors / #78DA4E
#78DA4E — Green
#78DA4E 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 #78DA4E 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.
#78DA4E 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 #B04EDA; it also sits naturally between #BEDA4E and #4EDA6A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #78DA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 120, 218, 78 |
| HSL | 102°, 65%, 58% |
| HSV | 102°, 64%, 85% |
| CMYK | 45%, 0%, 64%, 15% |
| XYZ | 34.19, 54.69, 15.96 |
| Yxy | 54.69, 0.3261, 0.5216 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.86, -53.28, 58.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.95, -43.61, 36.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 85% · Blue 31%
Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #78DA4E
.text { color: #78DA4E; }
.background { background-color: #78DA4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78DA4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 218, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78DA4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 218, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78DA4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 218, 78, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#78DA4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78DA4E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #78DA4E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B04EDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #78DA4E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #78DA4E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #78DA4E: ·
How #78DA4E 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 #78DA4E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #78DA4E?
#78DA4E is Green, a green color (RGB 120, 218, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #78DA4E?
#78DA4E is RGB 120, 218, 78 — HSL 102°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 64%, 15%.
What colors go with #78DA4E?
Its complement is #B04EDA; analogous partners are #BEDA4E and #4EDA6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #78DA4E for text?
Black text on #78DA4E has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.