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Recognised as Colour

#87CD84

  • #87CD84
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#87CD84 is a green with RGB values 135, 205, 132 and HSL 118°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#87CD84#87CD84
HEX#87CD84
RGBrgb(135, 205, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8039, 0.5176
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.4%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(117.5, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.5, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 35.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,972
CSS custom property--colour: #87CD84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#78327B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0C17Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BA88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80C9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6Pale green · ΔE 20.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4Sea green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA84CD
Analogous#ACCD84, #84CDA6
Triadic#8487CD, #CD8487
Split complementary#A584CD, #CD84AC
Tetradic#84ACCD, #CA84CD, #CDA684

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F1
Lighter +20%#CEEACD
Lighter +10%#AADCA8
Darker −10%#64BE60
Darker −20%#48A744
Darker −30%#388335
Darker −40%#295F26
More saturated +25%#73E36E
Less saturated −25%#9BB79A

Channel breakdown

R135
G205
B132
Red135 (52.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue117.53°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CD · B 84

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