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#78a239 color: Carol’s Purr

#78a239 is rgb(120, 162, 57) in RGB and oklch(65.983% 0.14157 128.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

66%
0.142
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #78a239

#78a239 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.99:1 contrast and black text 7.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Carol’s Purr (#77a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #78a239 mixed with white

  1. 78a239
  2. 85ab50
  3. 92b565
  4. 9fbe79
  5. acc78d
  6. bad1a0
  7. c7dab3
  8. d5e3c6
  9. e3edd9
  10. f1f6ec

Darker: #78a239 mixed with black

  1. 78a239
  2. 678c30
  3. 577728
  4. 48631f
  5. 394f17
  6. 2a3c10
  7. 1d2a09
  8. 101904
  9. 050a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #78a239 with less saturation

  1. 78a239
  2. 7ba146
  3. 7d9f51
  4. 809e5a
  5. 839c64
  6. 859b6c
  7. 889974
  8. 8a987c
  9. 8d9684
  10. 8f948b

Questions about #78a239

What color is #78a239?

#78a239 is bright lime. The closest named color is Carol’s Purr. In RGB it is rgb(120, 162, 57), in HSL hsl(84, 47.95%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.983% 0.14157 128.361).

What colors go well with #78a239?

The complementary color of #78a239 is #ab78d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a99200 and #28ac71. The triadic partners are #4097e4 and #d96981.

Is white or black text more readable on #78a239?

Black text reads better on #78a239: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and black gives 7.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #78a239 a warm or cool color?

#78a239 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 66% and its chroma 0.142.