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Recognised as Colour

#87D9AD

  • #87D9AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#87D9AD is a green with RGB values 135, 217, 173 and HSL 148°, 52%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#87D9AD#87D9AD
HEX#87D9AD
RGBrgb(135, 217, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.851, 0.6784
RGB percentages52.9%, 85.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(147.8, 51.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.8, 37.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK37.8%, 0%, 20.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,903,085
CSS custom property--colour: #87D9AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#782652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC4B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#74D8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.4Aquamarine · ΔE 16.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D987B3
Analogous#8AD987, #87D9D6
Triadic#AD87D9, #D9AD87
Split complementary#D687D9, #D9878A
Tetradic#878AD9, #D987B3, #D9D687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFC
Lighter +20%#D4F2E2
Lighter +10%#AEE5C7
Darker −10%#60CD93
Darker −20%#3CBE78
Darker −30%#309760
Darker −40%#247047
More saturated +25%#73EDAC
Less saturated −25%#9BC5AE

Channel breakdown

R135
G217
B173
Red135 (52.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue147.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G D9 · B AD

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