Information about #78AF89 color

#78AF89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78AF89 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 175, 137) — 47.1% red, 68.6% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 15 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78AF89 is a softly balanced minty spring green that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bay Leaf (#7BB18D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Malachite Green (#7DA888) and Acapulco (#75AA94).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 175, 137) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #78AF89: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78AF89 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78AF89 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78AF89 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #78AF89

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78AF89
  • RGB120, 175, 137
  • CMYK22, 0, 15, 31
  • CSSrgb(120, 175, 137)
  • HSL139°, 26%, 58%
  • HSL Precise138.545°, 25.581%, 57.843%
  • HSV139°, 31%, 69%
  • HSB139°, 31%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.686, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.686, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.686, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78AF89
  • DECIMAL ID7909257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01