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Colour

#87CF57

  • #87CF57
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87CF57 is a green with RGB values 135, 207, 87 and HSL 96°, 56%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87CF57#87CF57
HEX#87CF57
RGBrgb(135, 207, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8118, 0.3412
RGB percentages52.9%, 81.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(96, 55.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96, 58%, 81.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 0%, 58%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,439
CSS custom property--colour: #87CF57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#7830A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6C04Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBA60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#86C8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 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 text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.8Light green · ΔE 18.2Pale green · ΔE 20.1Limegreen · ΔE 26.3Olivedrab · ΔE 26.4Forest green · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F57CF
Analogous#C3CF57, #57CF63
Triadic#5787CF, #CF5787
Split complementary#6357CF, #CF57C3
Tetradic#57C3CF, #9F57CF, #CF6357

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCF6
Lighter +30%#DCF1CE
Lighter +20%#C0E6A6
Lighter +10%#A3DA7F
Darker −10%#6CBD36
Darker −20%#55952B
Darker −30%#3F6E1F
Darker −40%#284614
More saturated +25%#82EA3C
Less saturated −25%#8CB472

Channel breakdown

R135
G207
B87
Red135 (52.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue96°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CF · B 57

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