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#87EC79

#87ec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87ec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 112.7°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6652

Complementary

  1. #87ec79
  2. #de79ec

Split complementary

  1. #87ec79
  2. #a579ec
  3. #ec79c0

Analogous

  1. #c0ec79
  2. #87ec79
  3. #79eca5

Triadic

  1. #87ec79
  2. #7987ec
  3. #ec7987

Tetradic

  1. #87ec79
  2. #79ecde
  3. #de79ec
  4. #ec7987

Square

  1. #87ec79
  2. #79c0ec
  3. #de79ec
  4. #eca579

Monochromatic

  1. #2cb319
  2. #4be236
  3. #87ec79
  4. #c3f5bc
  5. #effced

Shades

#87ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87ec79
  2. #7ad46d
  3. #6cbd61
  4. #5fa555
  5. #518e49
  6. #44763d
  7. #365e30
  8. #294724
  9. #1b2f18
  10. #0e180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#87ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87ec79
  2. #93ee86
  3. #9ff094
  4. #abf2a1
  5. #b7f4af
  6. #c3f6bc
  7. #cff7c9
  8. #dbf9d7
  9. #e7fbe4
  10. #f3fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87ec79
  2. #86e17a
  3. #86d67a
  4. #85cc7b
  5. #84c17c
  6. #84b67d
  7. #83ab7d
  8. #82a07e
  9. #81967f
  10. #818b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbdfb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1db6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d181 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7de6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfe273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5dd7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81e8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87ec79 {
  color: #87ec79;
}
Background
.bg-87ec79 {
  background-color: #87ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #87ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87ec79, #79eca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 3.88 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.34 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.72 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.47 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.84 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.91 #781386 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Light Green
#87ec79  rgb(135, 236, 121)  hsl(113, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#de79ec  rgb(222, 121, 236)  hsl(293, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#7987ec  rgb(121, 135, 236)  hsl(233, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec7987  rgb(236, 121, 135)  hsl(353, 75%, 70%)  Light Coral