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Recognised as Colour

#87BD33

  • #87BD33
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87BD33 is a green with RGB values 135, 189, 51 and HSL 83°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87BD33#87BD33
HEX#87BD33
RGBrgb(135, 189, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7412, 0.2
RGB percentages52.9%, 74.1%, 20%
HSLhsl(83.5, 57.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.5, 73%, 74.1%)
CMYK28.6%, 0%, 73%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,895,795
CSS custom property--colour: #87BD33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7842CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAC40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB5A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.6Forest green · ΔE 27.8Limegreen · ΔE 29.2Light green · ΔE 29.4Green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6933BD
Analogous#BDAE33, #42BD33
Triadic#3387BD, #BD3387
Split complementary#3342BD, #AE33BD
Tetradic#33BDAE, #6933BD, #BD3342

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F1CB
Lighter +30%#CCE6A3
Lighter +20%#B5DB7B
Lighter +10%#9FD053
Darker −10%#6A9528
Darker −20%#4E6D1D
Darker −30%#314512
Darker −40%#141C08
More saturated +25%#8EDB15
Less saturated −25%#809F51

Channel breakdown

R135
G189
B51
Red135 (52.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue83.48°
Saturation (HSL)57.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G BD · B 33

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