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Recognised as Colour

#87CC9F

  • #87CC9F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#87CC9F is a green with RGB values 135, 204, 159 and HSL 141°, 40%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#87CC9F#87CC9F
HEX#87CC9F
RGBrgb(135, 204, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.6235
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(140.9, 40.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.9, 33.8%, 80%)
CMYK33.8%, 0%, 22.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,743
CSS custom property--colour: #87CC9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#783360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCC29Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BAA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7ACBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.3Aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.2Turquoise · ΔE 24Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC87B4
Analogous#92CC87, #87CCC2
Triadic#9F87CC, #CC9F87
Split complementary#C187CC, #CC8792
Tetradic#8792CC, #CC87B4, #CCC287

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAF5
Lighter +20%#CFEAD8
Lighter +10%#ABDBBC
Darker −10%#63BD82
Darker −20%#47A668
Darker −30%#378352
Darker −40%#285F3B
More saturated +25%#72E198
Less saturated −25%#9CB7A6

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B159
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue140.87°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B 9F

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