Recognised as Colour
#87A999
- #87A999
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#87A999 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 169, 153 and HSL 152°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#87A999#87A999
HEX#87A999
RGBrgb(135, 169, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6627, 0.6
RGB percentages52.9%, 66.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(151.8, 16.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.8, 20.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 9.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,890,777
CSS custom property--colour: #87A999;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#785666
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A98797
Analogous#87A988, #87A8A9
Triadic#9987A9, #A99987
Split complementary#A987A8, #A98887
Tetradic#8887A9, #A98797, #A8A987
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G169
B153
Red135 (52.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue151.76°
Saturation (HSL)16.5%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G A9 · B 99
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