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Recognised as Colour

#87C300

  • #87C300
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87C300 is a green with RGB values 135, 195, 0 and HSL 78°, 100%, 38%. 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

#87C300#87C300
HEX#87C300
RGBrgb(135, 195, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7647, 0
RGB percentages52.9%, 76.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(78.5, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.5, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK30.8%, 0%, 100%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,897,280
CSS custom property--colour: #87C300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#783CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B027no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CBAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.3Green yellow · ΔE 24.1Limegreen · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 32Lawn green · ΔE 33Chartreuse · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C00C3
Analogous#C39D00, #26C300
Triadic#0087C3, #C30087
Split complementary#0026C3, #9D00C3
Tetradic#00C39D, #3C00C3, #C30026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDFF90
Lighter +30%#CDFF5D
Lighter +20%#BDFF2A
Lighter +10%#AAF600
Darker −10%#649000
Darker −20%#405D00
Darker −30%#1D2A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#87C300
Less saturated −25%#7EAB18

Channel breakdown

R135
G195
B0
Red135 (52.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue78.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C3 · B 00

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