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Recognised as Colour

#87CE53

  • #87CE53
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CE53 is a green with RGB values 135, 206, 83 and HSL 95°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CE53#87CE53
HEX#87CE53
RGBrgb(135, 206, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8078, 0.3255
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(94.6, 55.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.6, 59.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 0%, 59.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,179
CSS custom property--colour: #87CE53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#7831AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BF45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB95Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#87C7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.5Light green · ΔE 19.5Pale green · ΔE 21.3Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.2Forest green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A53CE
Analogous#C4CE53, #53CE5C
Triadic#5387CE, #CE5387
Split complementary#5C53CE, #CE53C4
Tetradic#53C4CE, #9A53CE, #CE5C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBF2
Lighter +30%#DAF0CA
Lighter +20%#BEE5A2
Lighter +10%#A3D97B
Darker −10%#6DB935
Darker −20%#559229
Darker −30%#3E6A1E
Darker −40%#274213
More saturated +25%#83EA37
Less saturated −25%#8BB26F

Channel breakdown

R135
G206
B83
Red135 (52.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue94.63°
Saturation (HSL)55.66%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CE · B 53

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