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Recognised as Colour

#87BB97

  • #87BB97
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87BB97 is a green with RGB values 135, 187, 151 and HSL 138°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87BB97#87BB97
HEX#87BB97
RGBrgb(135, 187, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7333, 0.5922
RGB percentages52.9%, 73.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(138.5, 27.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.5, 27.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK27.8%, 0%, 19.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,895,383
CSS custom property--colour: #87BB97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#784468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB395no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AD99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3Light seagreen · ΔE 23.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.3Sea green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB87AB
Analogous#91BB87, #87BBB1
Triadic#9787BB, #BB9787
Split complementary#B187BB, #BB8791
Tetradic#8791BB, #BB87AB, #BBB187

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2EC
Lighter +20%#C8E0CF
Lighter +10%#A8CDB3
Darker −10%#66A97B
Darker −20%#508C62
Darker −30%#3D6C4C
Darker −40%#2B4B35
More saturated +25%#70D38E
Less saturated −25%#9FA3A0

Channel breakdown

R135
G187
B151
Red135 (52.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue138.46°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G BB · B 97

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