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Recognised as Colour

#87CC37

  • #87CC37
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CC37 is a green with RGB values 135, 204, 55 and HSL 88°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CC37#87CC37
HEX#87CC37
RGBrgb(135, 204, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.2157
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(87.8, 59.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.8, 73%, 80%)
CMYK33.8%, 0%, 73%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,639
CSS custom property--colour: #87CC37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7833C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BD1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89C3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.3Limegreen · ΔE 23Green yellow · ΔE 26.3Light green · ΔE 28.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.4Pale green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C37CC
Analogous#CCC737, #3CCC37
Triadic#3787CC, #CC3787
Split complementary#373CCC, #C737CC
Tetradic#37CCC7, #7C37CC, #CC373C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F5DA
Lighter +30%#D0EBB1
Lighter +20%#B8E188
Lighter +10%#9FD660
Darker −10%#6DA62A
Darker −20%#527D20
Darker −30%#375416
Darker −40%#1D2C0B
More saturated +25%#89EB18
Less saturated −25%#85AD56

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B55
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue87.79°
Saturation (HSL)59.36%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B 37

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