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Recognised as Colour

#87CE25

  • #87CE25
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CE25 is a green with RGB values 135, 206, 37 and HSL 85°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CE25#87CE25
HEX#87CE25
RGBrgb(135, 206, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8078, 0.1451
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.8%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(85.2, 69.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.2, 82%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 0%, 82%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,133
CSS custom property--colour: #87CE25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7831DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.5Green yellow · ΔE 21.6Limegreen · ΔE 22.7Lawn green · ΔE 30Chartreuse · ΔE 31Olivedrab · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C25CE
Analogous#CEC125, #33CE25
Triadic#2587CE, #CE2587
Split complementary#2533CE, #C125CE
Tetradic#25CEC0, #6C25CE, #CE2532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F5CA
Lighter +30%#CCEE9E
Lighter +20%#B6E673
Lighter +10%#9FDE48
Darker −10%#6BA31D
Darker −20%#4E7815
Darker −30%#324C0E
Darker −40%#162106
More saturated +25%#8CEC07
Less saturated −25%#82B043

Channel breakdown

R135
G206
B37
Red135 (52.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue85.21°
Saturation (HSL)69.55%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CE · B 25

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