#78B166

Closest named color: Faded Green (#7BB274). oklch(70.3% 0.12 138.5), rgb(120, 177, 102).

Black text reads best on this color (8.27:1).

About this color

#78B166 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.120 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Green (#7BB274), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.27:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.120)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Faded Green (#7BB274)
Black text	8.27:1
White text	2.53:1

Values

HEX	#78B166
RGB	rgb(120, 177, 102)
HSL	hsl(106, 32%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.3% 0.12 138.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #78B166	2.53:1	Fails	Lc -54.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #78B166	8.27:1	AAA	Lc 54.4	Large or bold text, headings
#78B166 text on white	2.53:1	Fails	Lc 49.6	Large or bold text, headings
#78B166 text on black	8.27:1	AAA	Lc -52.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
Step 100
100

#E3EEE0

oklch(93.7% 0.022 139)
Step 200
200

#CCE0C6

oklch(88.5% 0.041 138.5)
Step 300
300

#A9CD9E

oklch(81% 0.075 138.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#78B166

oklch(70.3% 0.12 138.5)
Step 500
500

#559E3B

oklch(63% 0.153 138.4)
Step 600
600

#37890E

oklch(55.7% 0.168 138.5)
Step 700
700

#2A7300

oklch(49% 0.153 138.4)
Step 800
800

#235E06

oklch(42.6% 0.129 138.5)
Step 900
900

#224D12

oklch(37.6% 0.1 138.6)
Step 950
950

#152D0D

oklch(26.9% 0.062 138.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#78B166 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B5A660	0.081
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#ADA16A	0.081
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#75AC9F	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A3A3A3	0.121