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Recognised as Colour

#87C43F

  • #87C43F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87C43F is a green with RGB values 135, 196, 63 and HSL 88°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87C43F#87C43F
HEX#87C43F
RGBrgb(135, 196, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7686, 0.2471
RGB percentages52.9%, 76.9%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(87.5, 53%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.5, 67.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK31.1%, 0%, 67.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,897,599
CSS custom property--colour: #87C43F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#783BC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB62Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B14Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABCA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.6Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 25.8Limegreen · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 27.4Pale green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C3FC4
Analogous#C4BF3F, #44C43F
Triadic#3F87C4, #C43F87
Split complementary#3F45C4, #BE3FC4
Tetradic#3FC4BE, #7C3FC4, #C43F45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4DB
Lighter +30%#D0E8B4
Lighter +20%#B8DC8D
Lighter +10%#9FD066
Darker −10%#6D9F31
Darker −20%#527825
Darker −30%#375119
Darker −40%#1D2A0D
More saturated +25%#8AE320
Less saturated −25%#84A55E

Channel breakdown

R135
G196
B63
Red135 (52.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue87.52°
Saturation (HSL)52.99%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C4 · B 3F

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