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Recognised as Colour

#87FF9C

  • #87FF9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#87FF9C is a green with RGB values 135, 255, 156 and HSL 131°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#87FF9C#87FF9C
HEX#87FF9C
RGBrgb(135, 255, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 1, 0.6118
RGB percentages52.9%, 100%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(130.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK47.1%, 0%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,912,796
CSS custom property--colour: #87FF9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#780063

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFED95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E1A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#72FBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 6Light green · ΔE 9.1Medium spring green · ΔE 17.7Spring green · ΔE 25.1Aquamarine · ΔE 28.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF87EA
Analogous#AEFF87, #87FFD8
Triadic#9C87FF, #FF9C87
Split complementary#D887FF, #FF87AE
Tetradic#87AEFF, #FF87EA, #FFD887

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFFF0
Lighter +10%#BAFFC6
Darker −10%#54FF72
Darker −20%#21FF48
Darker −30%#00ED29
Darker −40%#00BA21
More saturated +25%#87FF9C
Less saturated −25%#96F0A6

Channel breakdown

R135
G255
B156
Red135 (52.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue130.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G FF · B 9C

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