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Colour

#87CAA6

  • #87CAA6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87CAA6 is a green with RGB values 135, 202, 166 and HSL 148°, 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

#87CAA6#87CAA6
HEX#87CAA6
RGBrgb(135, 202, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.651
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(147.8, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.8, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 17.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,238
CSS custom property--colour: #87CAA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#783559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C0A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB9A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79C9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4Turquoise · ΔE 22.2Light seagreen · ΔE 22.2Aquamarine · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA87AB
Analogous#89CA87, #87CAC8
Triadic#A687CA, #CAA687
Split complementary#C887CA, #CA8789
Tetradic#8789CA, #CA87AB, #CAC887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F5
Lighter +20%#CEE9DA
Lighter +10%#AADAC0
Darker −10%#64BA8C
Darker −20%#48A372
Darker −30%#388059
Darker −40%#295C41
More saturated +25%#71E0A4
Less saturated −25%#9DB4A8

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B166
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue147.76°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B A6

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