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Colour

#87EC00

  • #87EC00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#87EC00 is a green with RGB values 135, 236, 0 and HSL 86°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#87EC00#87EC00
HEX#87EC00
RGBrgb(135, 236, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.9255, 0
RGB percentages52.9%, 92.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(85.7, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 0%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,907,776
CSS custom property--colour: #87EC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#7813FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6D800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D033no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86E2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 9.7Lawn green · ΔE 10.6Chartreuse · ΔE 11.4Limegreen · ΔE 25Yellow green · ΔE 27Lime · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6500EC
Analogous#ECDB00, #11EC00
Triadic#0087EC, #EC0087
Split complementary#0011EC, #DB00EC
Tetradic#00ECDB, #6500EC, #EC0011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1FFB9
Lighter +30%#CBFF86
Lighter +20%#B5FF53
Lighter +10%#A0FF20
Darker −10%#6AB900
Darker −20%#4D8600
Darker −30%#2F5300
Darker −40%#122000
More saturated +25%#87EC00
Less saturated −25%#83CF1D

Channel breakdown

R135
G236
B0
Red135 (52.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue85.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G EC · B 00

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