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Colour

#87AB8F

  • #87AB8F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87AB8F is a green with RGB values 135, 171, 143 and HSL 133°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87AB8F#87AB8F
HEX#87AB8F
RGBrgb(135, 171, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6706, 0.5608
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(133.3, 17.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.3, 21.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 16.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,279
CSS custom property--colour: #87AB8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#785470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA58Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82AAA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.4Silver · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB87A3
Analogous#91AB87, #87ABA1
Triadic#8F87AB, #AB8F87
Split complementary#A187AB, #AB8791
Tetradic#8791AB, #AB87A3, #ABA187

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EAE3
Lighter +20%#C3D5C7
Lighter +10%#A5C0AB
Darker −10%#699673
Darker −20%#54785C
Darker −30%#3F5A45
Darker −40%#2A3C2E
More saturated +25%#6EC481
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R135
G171
B143
Red135 (52.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue133.33°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G AB · B 8F

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