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Recognised as Colour

#87DC59

  • #87DC59
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#87DC59 is a green with RGB values 135, 220, 89 and HSL 99°, 65%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#87DC59#87DC59
HEX#87DC59
RGBrgb(135, 220, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8627, 0.349
RGB percentages52.9%, 86.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(98.9, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.9, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 0%, 59.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,903,769
CSS custom property--colour: #87DC59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#7823A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CB4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#84D5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9Light green · ΔE 19.4Pale green · ΔE 19.7Limegreen · ΔE 21.2Green yellow · ΔE 29.5Spring green · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE59DC
Analogous#C8DC59, #59DC6D
Triadic#5987DC, #DC5987
Split complementary#6D59DC, #DC59C9
Tetradic#59C8DC, #AE59DC, #DC6D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F7D7
Lighter +20%#C4EEAD
Lighter +10%#A5E583
Darker −10%#69D32F
Darker −20%#53AB24
Darker −30%#3F811B
Darker −40%#2A5712
More saturated +25%#80F540
Less saturated −25%#8EC372

Channel breakdown

R135
G220
B89
Red135 (52.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue98.93°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G DC · B 59

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