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Recognised as Colour

#87CA8A

  • #87CA8A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87CA8A is a green with RGB values 135, 202, 138 and HSL 123°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87CA8A#87CA8A
HEX#87CA8A
RGBrgb(135, 202, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.5412
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(122.7, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.7, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 31.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,210
CSS custom property--colour: #87CA8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#783575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCBE86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B88Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Light green · ΔE 20.1Pale green · ΔE 24.6Sea green · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA87C7
Analogous#A5CA87, #87CAAB
Triadic#8A87CA, #CA8A87
Split complementary#AB87CA, #CA87A6
Tetradic#87A6CA, #CA87C7, #CAAC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F1
Lighter +20%#CEE9CF
Lighter +10%#AADAAC
Darker −10%#64BA68
Darker −20%#48A34C
Darker −30%#38803C
Darker −40%#295C2B
More saturated +25%#71E076
Less saturated −25%#9DB49E

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B138
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue122.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B 8A

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