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Recognised as Colour

#87CD31

  • #87CD31
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CD31 is a green with RGB values 135, 205, 49 and HSL 87°, 61%, 50%. 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

#87CD31#87CD31
HEX#87CD31
RGBrgb(135, 205, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8039, 0.1922
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.4%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(86.9, 61.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.9, 76.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 76.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,889
CSS custom property--colour: #87CD31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7832CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6BD07no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB841no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#89C4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.3Limegreen · ΔE 22.6Green yellow · ΔE 24.4Light green · ΔE 30.7Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1Pale green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7731CD
Analogous#CDC531, #39CD31
Triadic#3187CD, #CD3187
Split complementary#3139CD, #C531CD
Tetradic#31CDC5, #7731CD, #CD3139

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F5D5
Lighter +30%#CFEBAC
Lighter +20%#B7E183
Lighter +10%#9FD75A
Darker −10%#6CA427
Darker −20%#517B1D
Darker −30%#365213
Darker −40%#1B280A
More saturated +25%#8AED11
Less saturated −25%#84AD51

Channel breakdown

R135
G205
B49
Red135 (52.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue86.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.42%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CD · B 31

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