HEX atlas value

#78A66E

#78A66E is a cool green HEX color close to Agave. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 166, 110, HSL 109, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3239, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#78A66E Sample readable text

HEX #78A66E

RGB rgb(120, 166, 110)

HSL hsl(109 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3239

Contrast Black 7.48:1White 2.81:1

CSS

--color-78a66e: #78A66E;
.background-78a66e { background-color: #78A66E; }
.text-78a66e { color: #78A66E; }

Luminance0.3239

Black text7.48:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#78A66E","rgb":[120,166,110],"hsl":[109,24,54],"cmyk":[28,0,34,35],"luminance":0.3239,"contrast":{"black":7.48,"white":2.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADC9A6","hex":"#ADC9A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#68C054","hex":"#68C054","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.26,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#94A66E","hex":"#94A66E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.94,"contrastWhite":2.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6EA67F","hex":"#6EA67F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.42,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Agave adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78a66e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C6EA6","analogous":["#94A66E","#6EA67F"],"triadic":["#6E78A6","#A66E78"],"tetradic":["#6E94A6","#9C6EA6","#A67F6E"],"splitComplementary":["#7F6EA6","#A66E94"],"monochromatic":["#ADC9A6","#78A66E","#4E7246"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADC9A6","dark":"#4E7246","saturated":"#68C054","desaturated":"#888C87","pastel":"#C6CEC5","neon":"#61FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":37.21558813185679},{"slug":"river-stone","name":"River Stone","hex":"#7E8A8A","distance":40.049968789001575},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":40.124805295477756}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78A66E

#78A66E is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #78A66E is visually closest to Agave, a named green color with HEX #6F8F72.

The RGB channels are 120, 166, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 109deg with 24% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3239, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.48:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78A66E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADC9A6#000000 text · best 11.68:1#ADC9A6

#68C054#000000 text · best 9.26:1#68C054

#94A66E#000000 text · best 7.94:1#94A66E

#6EA67F#000000 text · best 7.42:1#6EA67F

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Generated Palette

#78A66E#78A66E

#9C6EA6#9C6EA6

#94A66E#94A66E

#6EA67F#6EA67F

#ADC9A6#ADC9A6

#4E7246#4E7246

Color Harmonies

#9C6EA6#9C6EA6

#94A66E#94A66E

#6EA67F#6EA67F

#6E78A6#6E78A6

#A66E78#A66E78

Variants

#ADC9A6#ADC9A6

#4E7246#4E7246

#68C054#68C054

#888C87#888C87

#C6CEC5#C6CEC5

#61FF3D#61FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Agave#6F8F72

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Smoke#738276

River Stone#7E8A8A

Titanium#878681

#78A66E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78A66E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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