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Recognised as Colour

#87F237

  • #87F237
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#87F237 is a green with RGB values 135, 242, 55 and HSL 94°, 88%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#87F237#87F237
HEX#87F237
RGBrgb(135, 242, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.949, 0.2157
RGB percentages52.9%, 94.9%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(94.3, 87.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 77.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK44.2%, 0%, 77.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,909,367
CSS custom property--colour: #87F237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#780DC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD54Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#84E9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.8Lawn green · ΔE 13.9Chartreuse · ΔE 14.9Limegreen · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Lime · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A237F2
Analogous#E4F237, #37F245
Triadic#3787F2, #F23787
Split complementary#4537F2, #F237E4
Tetradic#37E4F2, #A237F2, #F24537

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEF7
Lighter +30%#DDFBC7
Lighter +20%#C0F897
Lighter +10%#A4F567
Darker −10%#6BE70F
Darker −20%#55B70C
Darker −30%#3F8709
Darker −40%#295706
More saturated +25%#85FF2A
Less saturated −25%#8BD752

Channel breakdown

R135
G242
B55
Red135 (52.9%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue94.33°
Saturation (HSL)87.79%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G F2 · B 37

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