Information about #78BA8C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #78BA8C belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(120, 186, 140) — 47.1% red, 72.9% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 0 / 18 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #78BA8C reads as a softly balanced minty spring green and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bay Leaf (#7BB18D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Padua (#7EB394) and Silver Tree (#67BE90).

The recipe behind #78BA8C is rgb(120, 186, 140), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #78BA8C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#78BA8C color variations

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#78BA8C 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 #78BA8C

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

Bay Leaf color link
Bay Leaf

#7BB18D

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Silver Tree color link
Silver Tree

#67BE90

Acapulco color link
Acapulco

#75AA94

Cortis color link
Cortis

#86AD8E

Dottie Green color link
Dottie Green

#86AD87

Vintage Mint color link
Vintage Mint

#69B096

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Fern color link
Fern

#71BC78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78BA8C
  • RGB120, 186, 140
  • CMYK26, 0, 18, 27
  • CSSrgb(120, 186, 140)
  • HSL138°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise138.182°, 32.353%, 60%
  • HSV138°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB138°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.729, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.729, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.729, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID78BA8C
  • DECIMAL ID7912076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01