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Colour

#87CD00

  • #87CD00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CD00 is a green with RGB values 135, 205, 0 and HSL 80°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CD00#87CD00
HEX#87CD00
RGBrgb(135, 205, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8039, 0
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(80.5, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.5, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,840
CSS custom property--colour: #87CD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7832FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB82Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.7Green yellow · ΔE 19.1Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Lawn green · ΔE 27.3Chartreuse · ΔE 28.3Olivedrab · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4600CD
Analogous#CDAD00, #20CD00
Triadic#0087CD, #CD0087
Split complementary#0020CD, #AD00CD
Tetradic#00CDAD, #4600CD, #CD0020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDFF9A
Lighter +30%#CBFF67
Lighter +20%#BAFF34
Lighter +10%#A8FF01
Darker −10%#659A00
Darker −20%#446700
Darker −30%#223400
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#87CD00
Less saturated −25%#7FB31A

Channel breakdown

R135
G205
B0
Red135 (52.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue80.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CD · B 00

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