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Recognised as Colour

#87BC99

  • #87BC99
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87BC99 is a green with RGB values 135, 188, 153 and HSL 140°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87BC99#87BC99
HEX#87BC99
RGBrgb(135, 188, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7373, 0.6
RGB percentages52.9%, 73.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(140.4, 28.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.4, 28.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK28.2%, 0%, 18.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,895,641
CSS custom property--colour: #87BC99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#784366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AE9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBBB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9Light seagreen · ΔE 23.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.7Sea green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC87AA
Analogous#8FBC87, #87BCB3
Triadic#9987BC, #BC9987
Split complementary#B387BC, #BC878F
Tetradic#878FBC, #BC87AA, #BCB387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F3EC
Lighter +20%#C8E1D1
Lighter +10%#A8CEB5
Darker −10%#66AA7D
Darker −20%#4F8E64
Darker −30%#3D6D4D
Darker −40%#2B4C36
More saturated +25%#70D392
Less saturated −25%#9EA5A0

Channel breakdown

R135
G188
B153
Red135 (52.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue140.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.34%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G BC · B 99

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