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Recognised as Colour

#87F2A9

  • #87F2A9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#87F2A9 is a green with RGB values 135, 242, 169 and HSL 139°, 80%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#87F2A9#87F2A9
HEX#87F2A9
RGBrgb(135, 242, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.949, 0.6627
RGB percentages52.9%, 94.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(139.1, 80.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.1, 44.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK44.2%, 0%, 30.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,909,481
CSS custom property--colour: #87F2A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#780D56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E3A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D8ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71EFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.2Pale green · ΔE 13.2Aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.8Medium spring green · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F287D0
Analogous#9BF287, #87F2DE
Triadic#A987F2, #F2A987
Split complementary#DE87F2, #F2879B
Tetradic#879BF2, #F287D0, #F2DE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FCEB
Lighter +10%#B5F7CA
Darker −10%#59ED88
Darker −20%#2BE867
Darker −30%#16CA4F
Darker −40%#119C3D
More saturated +25%#7AFFA4
Less saturated −25%#98E1AF

Channel breakdown

R135
G242
B169
Red135 (52.9%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue139.07°
Saturation (HSL)80.45%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G F2 · B A9

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