Information about #78B31A color

#78B31A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78B31A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 179, 26) — 47.1% red, 70.2% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 60 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#78B31A is a strongly colored zesty chartreuse that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lima (#7AAC21). Slightly further away sit Christi (#71A91D) and Alien Green (#6CC417).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 179, 26) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #78B31A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#78B31A color variations

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

#78B31A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78B31A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78B31A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78B31A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B2AF19

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#B23519

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#78B31A 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
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#541AB3
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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
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#1A2BB3
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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
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#B3A11A
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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
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#1A78B3
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#B31A78
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#1AB354
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#541AB3
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B31A2B
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Nearest named colors to #78B31A

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

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Alien Green color link
Alien Green

#6CC417

Dark Lemon Lime color link
Dark Lemon Lime

#8BBE1B

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Dark Lime Green color link
Dark Lime Green

#7EBD01

Microsoft Green color link
Microsoft Green

#7FBA00

Dark Lime color link
Dark Lime

#84B701

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

#78B31A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78B31A
  • RGB120, 179, 26
  • CMYK23, 0, 60, 30
  • CSSrgb(120, 179, 26)
  • HSL83°, 75%, 40%
  • HSL Precise83.137°, 74.634%, 40.196%
  • HSV83°, 85%, 70%
  • HSB83°, 85%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.702, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.702, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.702, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID78B31A
  • DECIMAL ID7910170
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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