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Recognised as Colour

#87DF2A

  • #87DF2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#87DF2A is a green with RGB values 135, 223, 42 and HSL 89°, 74%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#87DF2A#87DF2A
HEX#87DF2A
RGBrgb(135, 223, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8745, 0.1647
RGB percentages52.9%, 87.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(89.2, 73.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.2, 81.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK39.5%, 0%, 81.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,904,490
CSS custom property--colour: #87DF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#7820D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87D6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.6Yellow green · ΔE 16.5Limegreen · ΔE 19.8Lawn green · ΔE 21.2Chartreuse · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#822ADF
Analogous#DFDD2A, #2CDF2A
Triadic#2A87DF, #DF2A87
Split complementary#2A2CDF, #DD2ADF
Tetradic#2ADFDD, #822ADF, #DF2A2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBFADB
Lighter +30%#D2F3AF
Lighter +20%#B9EC83
Lighter +10%#A0E656
Darker −10%#6DBA1C
Darker −20%#538E15
Darker −30%#39610F
Darker −40%#1F3508
More saturated +25%#88FE0B
Less saturated −25%#86C049

Channel breakdown

R135
G223
B42
Red135 (52.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue89.17°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G DF · B 2A

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