#78a587 Color Information

#78a587 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 #78a587. In RGB, it consists of 47.1% Red, 64.7% Green, and 52.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 27.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 18.2% Yellow, and 35.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 140.0°, with saturation of 20% and lightness of 55.9%. The decimal value for #78a587 is 7906695, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #78a587 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#78a587 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color120, 165, 135 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.1%, 64.7%, 52.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.529, 0.353, 0.471 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.273, 0, 0.182, 0.353 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color140.0°, 20.0%, 55.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color140.0°, 27.3%, 64.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.574, 32.653, 27.876 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color120, 154, 165 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7906695 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.879, -21.512, 10.726 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.879, 24.038, 153.499 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.879, -22.471, 18.499 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.142, -20.112, 11.076 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.297, 0.379, 32.653 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286096775 / 0xff78a587 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669999 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #78a587

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #78a587, its pure hue is 140.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.0%, and its lightness is 55.9%. 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 #78a587, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1511 to #699076.

Tints of #78a587

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #78a587, its pure hue is 140.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.0%, and its lightness is 55.9%. 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 #78a587, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #89b096 to #eef4f0.

Tones of #78a587

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #78a587, its pure hue is 140.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.0%, 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 #78a587, which range from #8f8f8f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1eff69 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #78a587

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #78a587! For #78a587, 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, #78a587. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #78a587

This color, #78a587, consists of 47.1% Red, 64.7% Green, and 52.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 120, Green = 165, Blue = 135. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #78a587 is 27.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 18.2% Yellow, and 35.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.1%
C27.3%
G64.7%
M0.0%
B52.9%
Y18.2%
K35.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 120 165 135
Octal 170 245 207
Hexa #78 #a5 #87
Binary 01111000 10100101 10000111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 27 0 18 35
Octal 33 0 22 43
Hexa #1b #00 #12 #23
Binary 00011011 00000000 00010010 00100011

Analogous Colors of #78a587

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #78a587 — which has hue 140.0° — its analogous colors are located at 110.0° and 170.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a587.

Triadic Colors of #78a587

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 #78a587 — which has hue 140.0° — its triadic colors are located at 20.0° and 260.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a587.

Complementary Color of #78a587

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #78a587 — which has hue 140.0° — its complementary color is located at 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a587.

Split Complementary Colors of #78a587

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 #78a587 — which has hue 140.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 140.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a587.

Tetradic Colors of #78a587

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 #78a587 — which has hue 140.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 50.0°, 140.0°, 230.0°, and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #78a587.

Monochromatic Colors of #78a587

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #78a587, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4e5f53 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b6d8c1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #78a587

We want to make getting started with #78a587 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #78a587 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #78a587 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 #78a587 with other HTML elements.

#78a587 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #78a587.
<span style="color: #78a587;">The color of this text is #78a587.</span>

#78a587 Background Color

The background color for this text is #78a587.
<div style="background-color: #78a587; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #78a587.</div>

#78a587 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #78a587.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #78a587;">This color for the shadow of this text is #78a587.</span>

#78a587 Border Color

This is a div with border color #78a587.
<div style="border: #78a587 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #78a587.</div>

#78a587 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #78a587 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78a587; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78a587 on a white background.</div></div>

#78a587 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #78a587 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #78a587; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #78a587 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #78a587 to White

This is a gradient from #78a587 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78a587,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78a587 to white.</div>

Gradient from #78a587 to Black

This is a gradient from #78a587 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#78a587,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#78a587,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #78a587 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #78a587

In addition to using #78a587 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 #78a587 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #78a587, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 120, Green = 165, Blue = 135). If you need details about the color coordinates of #78a587 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 #78a587
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(120, 165, 135)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #78a587; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #78a587; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #78a587; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(120, 165, 135);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#78a587")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:120, green:165, blue:135, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:120 green:165 blue:135 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(120f, 165f, 135f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(120, 165, 135);
 

#78a587 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #78a587 the same way. For those with color blindness, #78a587 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #78a587 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #78a587 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 #78a587 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 #78a587 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 #78a587 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 2.8:1 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
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text