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#87BF8A

#87bf8a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#87bf8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 123.21°, with 30.43% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4425

Complementary

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #bf87bc

Split complementary

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #a687bf
  3. #bf87a0

Analogous

  1. #a0bf87
  2. #87bf8a
  3. #87bfa6

Triadic

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #8a87bf
  3. #bf8a87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #87bcbf
  3. #bf87bc
  4. #bf8a87

Square

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #87a0bf
  3. #bf87bc
  4. #bfa687

Monochromatic

  1. #3c713f
  2. #57a35b
  3. #87bf8a
  4. #b9dabb
  5. #ebf4eb

Shades

#87bf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #7aac7c
  3. #6c996e
  4. #5f8661
  5. #517353
  6. #446045
  7. #364c37
  8. #293929
  9. #1b261c
  10. #0e130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #93c596
  3. #9fcca1
  4. #abd2ad
  5. #b7d9b9
  6. #c3dfc5
  7. #cfe5d0
  8. #dbecdc
  9. #e7f2e8
  10. #f3f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf8a
  2. #86b989
  3. #86b288
  4. #85ac87
  5. #84a686
  6. #84a085
  7. #839984
  8. #829383
  9. #818d82
  10. #818681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b587 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8af8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81bcb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b68c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83bda3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf8a {
  color: #87bf8a;
}
Background
.bg-87bf8a {
  background-color: #87bf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf8a {
  border: 2px solid #87bf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf8a, #87bfa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 138 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 2.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.84 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.67 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.70 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.91 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.83 #784075 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#87bf8a  rgb(135, 191, 138)  hsl(123, 30%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#bf87bc  rgb(191, 135, 188)  hsl(303, 30%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#8a87bf  rgb(138, 135, 191)  hsl(243, 30%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bf8a87  rgb(191, 138, 135)  hsl(3, 30%, 64%)  Rosy Brown