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Recognised as Colour

#87CC89

  • #87CC89
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87CC89 is a green with RGB values 135, 204, 137 and HSL 122°, 40%, 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

#87CC89#87CC89
HEX#87CC89
RGBrgb(135, 204, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.5373
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(121.7, 40.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.7, 33.8%, 80%)
CMYK33.8%, 0%, 32.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,721
CSS custom property--colour: #87CC89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 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#B8B8B8
Inverted#783376

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CFC085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B98Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 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

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#CC87CA
Analogous#A8CC87, #87CCAC
Triadic#8987CC, #CC8987
Split complementary#AC87CC, #CC87A8
Tetradic#87A8CC, #CC87CA, #CCAC87

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAF3
Lighter +20%#CFEACF
Lighter +10%#ABDBAC
Darker −10%#63BD66
Darker −20%#47A649
Darker −30%#37833A
Darker −40%#285F2A
More saturated +25%#72E175
Less saturated −25%#9CB79D

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B137
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue121.74°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B 89

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