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Recognised as Colour

#87CE7B

  • #87CE7B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#87CE7B is a green with RGB values 135, 206, 123 and HSL 111°, 46%, 65%. 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

#87CE7B#87CE7B
HEX#87CE7B
RGBrgb(135, 206, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8078, 0.4824
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.8%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(111.3, 45.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 40.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 0%, 40.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,219
CSS custom property--colour: #87CE7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#783184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2C175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BA80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82C9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.2Pale green · ΔE 17.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27BCE
Analogous#B0CE7B, #7BCE99
Triadic#7B87CE, #CE7B87
Split complementary#997BCE, #CE7BB0
Tetradic#7BB1CE, #C27BCE, #CE997B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF7EB
Lighter +20%#CBEAC5
Lighter +10%#A9DCA0
Darker −10%#65C056
Darker −20%#4DA63D
Darker −30%#3B8030
Darker −40%#2A5B22
More saturated +25%#77E564
Less saturated −25%#97B792

Channel breakdown

R135
G206
B123
Red135 (52.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue111.33°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CE · B 7B

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