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Recognised as Colour

#87CB15

  • #87CB15
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CB15 is a green with RGB values 135, 203, 21 and HSL 82°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CB15#87CB15
HEX#87CB15
RGBrgb(135, 203, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7961, 0.0824
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.6%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(82.4, 81.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.4, 89.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 89.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,349
CSS custom property--colour: #87CB15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7834EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB630no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.1Green yellow · ΔE 21.2Limegreen · ΔE 24.2Lawn green · ΔE 29.7Chartreuse · ΔE 30.7Olivedrab · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5915CB
Analogous#CBB415, #2CCB15
Triadic#1587CB, #CB1587
Split complementary#152CCB, #B415CB
Tetradic#15CBB4, #5915CB, #CB152C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF7B5
Lighter +30%#CAF386
Lighter +20%#B6EE58
Lighter +10%#A2E92A
Darker −10%#689D10
Darker −20%#4A6F0B
Darker −30%#2B4007
Darker −40%#0C1202
More saturated +25%#8CE000
Less saturated −25%#80AF31

Channel breakdown

R135
G203
B21
Red135 (52.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue82.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.25%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CB · B 15

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