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Recognised as Colour

#87C470

  • #87C470
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#87C470 is a green with RGB values 135, 196, 112 and HSL 104°, 42%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#87C470#87C470
HEX#87C470
RGBrgb(135, 196, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7686, 0.4392
RGB percentages52.9%, 76.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(103.6, 41.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 42.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK31.1%, 0%, 42.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,897,648
CSS custom property--colour: #87C470;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#783B8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B86Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#85BFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3Pale green · ΔE 21.9Olivedrab · ΔE 24.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD70C4
Analogous#B1C470, #70C483
Triadic#7087C4, #C47087
Split complementary#8370C4, #C470B1
Tetradic#70B1C4, #AD70C4, #C48370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F1DC
Lighter +20%#C4E2B8
Lighter +10%#A5D394
Darker −10%#69B54C
Darker −20%#54923C
Darker −30%#3F6E2D
Darker −40%#2A4A1E
More saturated +25%#7CDD57
Less saturated −25%#92AB89

Channel breakdown

R135
G196
B112
Red135 (52.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue103.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.58%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C4 · B 70

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