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Recognised as Colour

#87CAA2

  • #87CAA2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87CAA2 is a green with RGB values 135, 202, 162 and HSL 144°, 39%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87CAA2#87CAA2
HEX#87CAA2
RGBrgb(135, 202, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.6353
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(144.2, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.2, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 19.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,234
CSS custom property--colour: #87CAA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#78355D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C0A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB8A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7AC9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10Aquamarine · ΔE 22.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 23Turquoise · ΔE 23.1Light seagreen · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA87AF
Analogous#8ECA87, #87CAC3
Triadic#A287CA, #CAA287
Split complementary#C387CA, #CA878E
Tetradic#878ECA, #CA87AF, #CAC387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F4
Lighter +20%#CEE9D9
Lighter +10%#AADABD
Darker −10%#64BA87
Darker −20%#48A36D
Darker −30%#388055
Darker −40%#295C3E
More saturated +25%#71E09E
Less saturated −25%#9DB4A6

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B162
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue144.18°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B A2

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