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Recognised as Colour

#87B359

  • #87B359
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#87B359 is a green with RGB values 135, 179, 89 and HSL 89°, 37%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#87B359#87B359
HEX#87B359
RGBrgb(135, 179, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.702, 0.349
RGB percentages52.9%, 70.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(89.3, 37.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 50.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 50.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,893,273
CSS custom property--colour: #87B359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#784CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA851no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A55Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#89AD9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.7Light green · ΔE 24.9Forest green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8559B3
Analogous#B3B259, #5AB359
Triadic#5987B3, #B35987
Split complementary#595AB3, #B259B3
Tetradic#59B3B2, #8559B3, #B3595A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF3E5
Lighter +30%#D3E3C2
Lighter +20%#BAD39F
Lighter +10%#A0C37C
Darker −10%#6D9544
Darker −20%#547234
Darker −30%#3A4F24
Darker −40%#202C14
More saturated +25%#88D13B
Less saturated −25%#869577

Channel breakdown

R135
G179
B89
Red135 (52.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue89.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.19%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G B3 · B 59

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