Color
#78b955
#78b955rgb(120, 185, 85)hsl(99, 42%, 53%)oklch(0.72 0.149 135.8)Colors that go with #78b955
Charcoal, Blue and Royal Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #78b955: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #78b955, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #78b955 in 5 real palettes, including Brilliant's brand system and Khan Academy's brand system, as the accent.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped4 real palettes, including Indigo SaaS and Ledger Dark put Slate Gray beside #78b955, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #78b955 in 14 real palettes, including Meadow and Minecraft's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #78b955 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
split-complementshippedHot Pink is a split-complement of #78b955: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #78b955: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #78b955
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #78b955 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.37:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.87:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #78b955 as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #78b955 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/78b955-a8bea2-664edf-1f2d21-f0f1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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