Colour

#87B973

#87B973
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87B973 is a green with RGB values 135, 185, 115 and HSL 103°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#87B973

RGBrgb(135, 185, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7255, 0.451

RGB percentages52.9%, 72.5%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(102.9, 33.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 37.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK27%, 0%, 37.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,894,835

CSS custom property--colour: #87B973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#78468C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEAF6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6AA77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#85B4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9 Sea green · ΔE 23.6 Light green · ΔE 24.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A573B9

Analogous#AAB973, #73B982

Triadic#7387B9, #B97387

Split complementary#8273B9, #B973AA

Tetradic#73AAB9, #A573B9, #B98273

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDFB

Lighter +30%#DEECD9

Lighter +20%#C1DBB7

Lighter +10%#A4CA95

Darker −10%#6BA653

Darker −20%#558442

Darker −30%#3F6231

Darker −40%#294020

More saturated +25%#7CD359

Less saturated −25%#929F8D

Channel breakdown

R135

G185

B115

Red135 (52.9%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue102.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 87 · G B9 · B 73

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