HEX atlas value

#78B81E

#78B81E is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 184, 30, HSL 85, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.3837, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#78B81E Sample readable text

HEX #78B81E

RGB rgb(120, 184, 30)

HSL hsl(85 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.3837

Contrast Black 8.67:1White 2.42:1

CSS

--color-78b81e: #78B81E;
.background-78b81e { background-color: #78B81E; }
.text-78b81e { color: #78B81E; }

Luminance0.3837

Black text8.67:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA 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":"#78B81E","rgb":[120,184,30],"hsl":[85,72,42],"cmyk":[35,0,84,28],"luminance":0.3837,"contrast":{"black":8.67,"white":2.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A5E250","hex":"#A5E250","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.59,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7CD006","hex":"#7CD006","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5E1EB8","hex":"#5E1EB8","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78b81e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E1EB8","analogous":["#B8AB1E","#2BB81E"],"triadic":["#1E78B8","#B81E78"],"tetradic":["#1EB8AB","#5E1EB8","#B81E2B"],"splitComplementary":["#1E2BB8","#AB1EB8"],"monochromatic":["#A5E250","#78B81E","#456911"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A5E250","dark":"#456911","saturated":"#7CD006","desaturated":"#74A136","pastel":"#B3DB7B","neon":"#95FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":44.24929377967517},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":44.24929377967517},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":44.654227123532216},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":44.68780594300866},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":46.010868281309364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78B81E

#78B81E is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #78B81E is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 120, 184, and 30, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 72% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3837, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.67:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78B81E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A5E250#000000 text · best 13.59:1#A5E250

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#7CD006#000000 text · best 10.88:1#7CD006

#5E1EB8#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#5E1EB8

Generated Palette

#78B81E#78B81E

#5E1EB8#5E1EB8

#B8AB1E#B8AB1E

#2BB81E#2BB81E

#A5E250#A5E250

#456911#456911

Color Harmonies

#5E1EB8#5E1EB8

#B8AB1E#B8AB1E

#2BB81E#2BB81E

#1E78B8#1E78B8

#B81E78#B81E78

Variants

#A5E250#A5E250

#456911#456911

#7CD006#7CD006

#74A136#74A136

#B3DB7B#B3DB7B

#95FF00#95FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

#78B81E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78B81E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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