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Recognised as Colour

#87C223

  • #87C223
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87C223 is a green with RGB values 135, 194, 35 and HSL 82°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87C223#87C223
HEX#87C223
RGBrgb(135, 194, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7608, 0.1373
RGB percentages52.9%, 76.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(82.3, 69.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.3, 82%, 76.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 0%, 82%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,897,059
CSS custom property--colour: #87C223;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#783DDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 5.3Limegreen · ΔE 26.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Green yellow · ΔE 27.6Forest green · ΔE 31.6Green · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E23C2
Analogous#C2AD23, #38C223
Triadic#2387C2, #C22387
Split complementary#2338C2, #AD23C2
Tetradic#23C2AD, #5E23C2, #C22338

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF3BE
Lighter +30%#CAEB93
Lighter +20%#B6E467
Lighter +10%#A1DC3C
Darker −10%#69971B
Darker −20%#4B6C13
Darker −30%#2D400C
Darker −40%#0F1504
More saturated +25%#8EDF06
Less saturated −25%#80A540

Channel breakdown

R135
G194
B35
Red135 (52.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue82.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C2 · B 23

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