HEX atlas value

#78E76A

#78E76A is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 231, 106, HSL 113, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.6219, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#78E76A Sample readable text

HEX #78E76A

RGB rgb(120, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(113 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(48, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.6219

Contrast Black 13.44:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-78e76a: #78E76A;
.background-78e76a { background-color: #78E76A; }
.text-78e76a { color: #78E76A; }

Luminance0.6219

Black text13.44:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#78E76A","rgb":[120,231,106],"hsl":[113,72,66],"cmyk":[48,0,54,9],"luminance":0.6219,"contrast":{"black":13.44,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0F4B9","hex":"#C0F4B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.88,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#6AFA57","hex":"#6AFA57","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.42,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B7E76A","hex":"#B7E76A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78e76a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D86AE7","analogous":["#B7E76A","#6AE79A"],"triadic":["#6A78E7","#E76A78"],"tetradic":["#6AB7E7","#D86AE7","#E79A6A"],"splitComplementary":["#9A6AE7","#E76AB7"],"monochromatic":["#C0F4B9","#78E76A","#37D322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0F4B9","dark":"#37D322","saturated":"#6AFA57","desaturated":"#87D47D","pastel":"#DEF5DB","neon":"#8AFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":44.14748010928823},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":45.48626166217664},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":52.507142371300304},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":52.507142371300304},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":59.49789912257407}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78E76A

#78E76A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #78E76A is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 120, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg with 72% saturation and 66% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6219, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.44:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78E76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0F4B9#000000 text · best 16.88:1#C0F4B9

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#6AFA57#000000 text · best 15.42:1#6AFA57

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#B7E76A#000000 text · best 14.65:1#B7E76A

Generated Palette

#78E76A#78E76A

#D86AE7#D86AE7

#B7E76A#B7E76A

#6AE79A#6AE79A

#C0F4B9#C0F4B9

#37D322#37D322

Color Harmonies

#D86AE7#D86AE7

#B7E76A#B7E76A

#6AE79A#6AE79A

#6A78E7#6A78E7

#E76A78#E76A78

Variants

#C0F4B9#C0F4B9

#37D322#37D322

#6AFA57#6AFA57

#87D47D#87D47D

#DEF5DB#DEF5DB

#8AFF7A#8AFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Mint Green#98FB98

#78E76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78E76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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