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Recognised as Colour

#87D8A3

  • #87D8A3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#87D8A3 is a green with RGB values 135, 216, 163 and HSL 141°, 51%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#87D8A3#87D8A3
HEX#87D8A3
RGBrgb(135, 216, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8471, 0.6392
RGB percentages52.9%, 84.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(140.7, 50.9%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.7, 37.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK37.5%, 0%, 24.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,902,819
CSS custom property--colour: #87D8A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#78275C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8CCA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC3A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#77D6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7Aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.1Light green · ΔE 22.1Turquoise · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D887BC
Analogous#93D887, #87D8CC
Triadic#A387D8, #D8A387
Split complementary#CC87D8, #D88793
Tetradic#8793D8, #D887BC, #D8CC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFEFC
Lighter +20%#D4F1DE
Lighter +10%#ADE5C1
Darker −10%#61CB85
Darker −20%#3DBC69
Darker −30%#319553
Darker −40%#246F3E
More saturated +25%#73EC9D
Less saturated −25%#9BC4A9

Channel breakdown

R135
G216
B163
Red135 (52.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue140.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G D8 · B A3

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