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Recognised as Colour

#87C99D

  • #87C99D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87C99D is a green with RGB values 135, 201, 157 and HSL 140°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87C99D#87C99D
HEX#87C99D
RGBrgb(135, 201, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7882, 0.6157
RGB percentages52.9%, 78.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(140, 37.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 32.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK32.8%, 0%, 21.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,898,973
CSS custom property--colour: #87C99D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#783662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BF9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB89Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.6Aquamarine · ΔE 23.1Turquoise · ΔE 24.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C987B3
Analogous#92C987, #87C9BE
Triadic#9D87C9, #C99D87
Split complementary#BE87C9, #C98792
Tetradic#8792C9, #C987B3, #C9BE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8F3
Lighter +20%#CDE9D6
Lighter +10%#AAD9BA
Darker −10%#64B980
Darker −20%#49A166
Darker −30%#397E50
Darker −40%#295B3A
More saturated +25%#71DF96
Less saturated −25%#9DB3A4

Channel breakdown

R135
G201
B157
Red135 (52.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C9 · B 9D

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