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#87BF02

#87bf02 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.95% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 77.78°, with 97.93% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4242

Complementary

  1. #87bf02
  2. #3a02bf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf02
  2. #0228bf
  3. #9802bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9802
  2. #87bf02
  3. #28bf02

Triadic

  1. #87bf02
  2. #0287bf
  3. #bf0287

Tetradic

  1. #87bf02
  2. #02bf3a
  3. #3a02bf
  4. #bf0287

Square

  1. #87bf02
  2. #02bf98
  3. #3a02bf
  4. #bf0228

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2800
  2. #517301
  3. #87bf02
  4. #b7fd11
  5. #cefd5d

Shades

#87bf02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf02
  2. #7aac02
  3. #6c9902
  4. #5f8601
  5. #517301
  6. #446001
  7. #364c01
  8. #293901
  9. #1b2600
  10. #0e1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf02
  2. #93c51b
  3. #9fcc35
  4. #abd24e
  5. #b7d967
  6. #c3df81
  7. #cfe59a
  8. #dbecb3
  9. #e7f2cc
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf02
  2. #86b90f
  3. #86b21b
  4. #85ac28
  5. #84a634
  6. #84a041
  7. #83994e
  8. #82935a
  9. #818d67
  10. #818673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cb6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ab980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf02 {
  color: #87bf02;
}
Background
.bg-87bf02 {
  background-color: #87bf02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf02 {
  border: 2px solid #87bf02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf02, #28bf02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.45 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.73 #7840fd Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf02  rgb(135, 191, 2)  hsl(78, 98%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3a02bf  rgb(58, 2, 191)  hsl(258, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0287bf  rgb(2, 135, 191)  hsl(198, 98%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#bf0287  rgb(191, 2, 135)  hsl(318, 98%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red