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Recognised as Colour

#87CA11

  • #87CA11
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CA11 is a green with RGB values 135, 202, 17 and HSL 82°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CA11#87CA11
HEX#87CA11
RGBrgb(135, 202, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.0667
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(81.7, 84.5%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.7, 91.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 91.6%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,089
CSS custom property--colour: #87CA11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47432WCAG 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 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#7835EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB62Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.1Green yellow · ΔE 21.4Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Lawn green · ΔE 30Chartreuse · ΔE 31Olivedrab · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5411CA
Analogous#CAB111, #2ACA11
Triadic#1187CA, #CA1187
Split complementary#112ACA, #B111CA
Tetradic#11CAB1, #5411CA, #CA112A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF8AF
Lighter +30%#CAF480
Lighter +20%#B7F051
Lighter +10%#A3EC22
Darker −10%#689B0D
Darker −20%#486C09
Darker −30%#293D05
Darker −40%#090E01
More saturated +25%#8CDB00
Less saturated −25%#7FAF2C

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B17
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue81.73°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B 11

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