#78a300 Color Information

#78a300 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #78a300, and its official name is Support Green. In RGB, it consists of 47.1% Red, 63.9% Green, and 0.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 75.8°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 32%. The decimal value for #78a300 is 7906048, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #78a300 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#78a300 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorSupport Green Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color120, 163, 0 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.1%, 63.9%, 0.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.529, 0.361, 1.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.264, 0, 1, 0.361 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color75.8°, 100.0%, 32.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color75.8°, 100.0%, 63.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.843, 30.188, 4.728 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color0, 163, 43 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7906048 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.816, -33.897, 63.867 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.816, 72.305, 117.957 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.816, -21.649, 71.186 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.943, -28.436, 33.358 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.374, 0.541, 30.188 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286096128 / 0xff78a300 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669900 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #78a300

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #78a300, its pure hue is 75.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 32.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #78a300, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1400 to #698f00.

Tints of #78a300

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #78a300, its pure hue is 75.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 32.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #78a300, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #89af20 to #eef4df.

Tones of #78a300

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #78a300, its pure hue is 75.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #78a300, which range from #525252 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #78a300 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #78a300

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #78a300! For #78a300, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #78a300. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #78a300

This color, #78a300, consists of 47.1% Red, 63.9% Green, and 0.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 120, Green = 163, Blue = 0. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #78a300 is 26.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.1%
C26.4%
G63.9%
M0.0%
B0.0%
Y100.0%
K36.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 120 163 0
Octal 170 243 0
Hexa #78 #a3 #00
Binary 01111000 10100011 00000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 0 100 36
Octal 32 0 144 44
Hexa #1a #00 #64 #24
Binary 00011010 00000000 01100100 00100100

Analogous Colors of #78a300

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #78a300 — which has hue 75.8° — its analogous colors are located at 45.8° and 105.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a300.

Triadic Colors of #78a300

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #78a300 — which has hue 75.8° — its triadic colors are located at 75.8° and 315.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a300.

Complementary Color of #78a300

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #78a300 — which has hue 75.8° — its complementary color is located at 255.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a300.

Split Complementary Colors of #78a300

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #78a300 — which has hue 75.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 75.8° and 285.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a300.

Tetradic Colors of #78a300

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #78a300 — which has hue 75.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 345.8°, 75.8°, 165.8°, and 255.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a300.

Monochromatic Colors of #78a300

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #78a300, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3c5200 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b4f500 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #78a300

We want to make getting started with #78a300 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #78a300 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #78a300 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #78a300 with other HTML elements.

#78a300 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #78a300.
<span style="color: #78a300;">The color of this text is #78a300.</span>

#78a300 Background Color

The background color for this text is #78a300.
<div style="background-color: #78a300; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #78a300.</div>

#78a300 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #78a300.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #78a300;">This color for the shadow of this text is #78a300.</span>

#78a300 Border Color

This is a div with border color #78a300.
<div style="border: #78a300 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #78a300.</div>

#78a300 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #78a300 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78a300; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78a300 on a white background.</div></div>

#78a300 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #78a300 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78a300; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78a300 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #78a300 to White

This is a gradient from #78a300 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78a300,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78a300 to white.</div>

Gradient from #78a300 to Black

This is a gradient from #78a300 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78a300,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78a300,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78a300 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #78a300

In addition to using #78a300 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #78a300 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #78a300, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 120, Green = 163, Blue = 0). If you need details about the color coordinates of #78a300 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #78a300
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(120, 163, 0)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #78a300; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #78a300; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #78a300; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(120, 163, 0);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#78a300")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:120, green:163, blue:0, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:120 green:163 blue:0 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(120f, 163f, 0f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(120, 163, 0);
 

#78a300 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #78a300 the same way. For those with color blindness, #78a300 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #78a300 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #78a300 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #78a300 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #78a300 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #78a300 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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