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Colour

#87C142

  • #87C142
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87C142 is a green with RGB values 135, 193, 66 and HSL 87°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87C142#87C142
HEX#87C142
RGBrgb(135, 193, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7569, 0.2588
RGB percentages52.9%, 75.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(87.4, 50.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 65.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 65.8%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,896,834
CSS custom property--colour: #87C142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#783EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B331no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AF4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB9A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.7Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 25Forest green · ΔE 26.3Pale green · ΔE 27.2Limegreen · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C42C1
Analogous#C1BC42, #47C142
Triadic#4287C1, #C14287
Split complementary#4247C1, #BB42C1
Tetradic#42C1BC, #7C42C1, #C14248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F3DC
Lighter +30%#D0E7B5
Lighter +20%#B8DA8F
Lighter +10%#9FCE68
Darker −10%#6D9D33
Darker −20%#527627
Darker −30%#37501A
Darker −40%#1D290E
More saturated +25%#8AE023
Less saturated −25%#84A261

Channel breakdown

R135
G193
B66
Red135 (52.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue87.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C1 · B 42

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