Recognised as Colour

#87AE53

#87AE53
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#87AE53 is a green with RGB values 135, 174, 83 and HSL 86°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#87AE53#87AE53

HEX#87AE53

RGBrgb(135, 174, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6824, 0.3255

RGB percentages52.9%, 68.2%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(85.7, 36%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 52.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK22.4%, 0%, 52.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,891,987

CSS custom property--colour: #87AE53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#7851AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A44Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8BA799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 21 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.1 Olive · ΔE 25.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.6 Forest green · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A53AE

Analogous#AEA853, #59AE53

Triadic#5387AE, #AE5387

Split complementary#5359AE, #A853AE

Tetradic#53AEA8, #7A53AE, #AE5359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8EFDE

Lighter +30%#D0DFBB

Lighter +20%#B7CF98

Lighter +10%#9FBE76

Darker −10%#6C8C42

Darker −20%#516932

Darker −30%#374721

Darker −40%#1C2411

More saturated +25%#8CCE33

Less saturated −25%#828E73

Channel breakdown

R135

G174

B83

Red135 (52.9%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue85.71°

Saturation (HSL)35.97%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 87 · G AE · B 53

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