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Recognised as Colour

#87AA0C

  • #87AA0C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87AA0C is a green with RGB values 135, 170, 12 and HSL 73°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87AA0C#87AA0C
HEX#87AA0C
RGBrgb(135, 170, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6667, 0.0471
RGB percentages52.9%, 66.7%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(73.3, 86.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 92.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 92.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,890,892
CSS custom property--colour: #87AA0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7855F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.8Olivedrab · ΔE 18.7Olive · ΔE 23.7Forest green · ΔE 31Green · ΔE 31.9Dark khaki · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F0CAA
Analogous#AA7E0C, #38AA0C
Triadic#0C87AA, #AA0C87
Split complementary#0C38AA, #7E0CAA
Tetradic#0CAA7E, #2F0CAA, #AA0C38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF78B
Lighter +30%#D2F35C
Lighter +20%#C5F02C
Lighter +10%#ADDA0F
Darker −10%#617A09
Darker −20%#3B4B05
Darker −30%#161B02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8EB600
Less saturated −25%#7A9323

Channel breakdown

R135
G170
B12
Red135 (52.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue73.29°
Saturation (HSL)86.81%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G AA · B 0C

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