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Colour

#87ECAB

  • #87ECAB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#87ECAB is a green with RGB values 135, 236, 171 and HSL 141°, 73%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#87ECAB#87ECAB
HEX#87ECAB
RGBrgb(135, 236, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.9255, 0.6706
RGB percentages52.9%, 92.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(141.4, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.4, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 0%, 27.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,907,947
CSS custom property--colour: #87ECAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#781354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDEA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD3AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#72EADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 14.3Light green · ΔE 14.7Pale green · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC87C8
Analogous#96EC87, #87ECDD
Triadic#AB87EC, #ECAB87
Split complementary#DD87EC, #EC8796
Tetradic#8796EC, #EC87C8, #ECDE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFFAE9
Lighter +10%#B3F3CA
Darker −10%#5BE58C
Darker −20%#2FDE6D
Darker −30%#1EBC56
Darker −40%#179042
More saturated +25%#76FDA6
Less saturated −25%#98DBB0

Channel breakdown

R135
G236
B171
Red135 (52.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue141.39°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G EC · B AB

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