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#87A236

#87a236 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87a236 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 63.53% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 50% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.3126

Complementary

  1. #87a236
  2. #5136a2

Split complementary

  1. #87a236
  2. #3651a2
  3. #8736a2

Analogous

  1. #a28736
  2. #87a236
  3. #51a236

Triadic

  1. #87a236
  2. #3687a2
  3. #a23687

Tetradic

  1. #87a236
  2. #36a251
  3. #5136a2
  4. #a23687

Square

  1. #87a236
  2. #36a287
  3. #5136a2
  4. #a23651

Monochromatic

  1. #272f10
  2. #576923
  3. #87a236
  4. #adc95c
  5. #cadc95

Shades

#87a236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87a236
  2. #7a9231
  3. #6c822b
  4. #5f7126
  5. #516120
  6. #44511b
  7. #364116
  8. #293110
  9. #1b200b
  10. #0e1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#87a236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87a236
  2. #93ab4a
  3. #9fb55e
  4. #abbe72
  5. #b7c786
  6. #c3d19b
  7. #cfdaaf
  8. #dbe3c3
  9. #e7ecd7
  10. #f3f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87a236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87a236
  2. #869f3d
  3. #869b45
  4. #85984c
  5. #849454
  6. #84915b
  7. #838e62
  8. #828a6a
  9. #818771
  10. #818379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9827 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8983e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87a236 {
  color: #87a236;
}
Background
.bg-87a236 {
  background-color: #87a236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87a236 {
  border: 2px solid #87a236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87a236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 162 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 50% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87a236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87a236, #51a236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87a236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 162 54 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.24 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.44 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.60 #785dc9 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87a236  rgb(135, 162, 54)  hsl(75, 50%, 42%)  Apple Green
#5136a2  rgb(81, 54, 162)  hsl(255, 50%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#3687a2  rgb(54, 135, 162)  hsl(195, 50%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#a23687  rgb(162, 54, 135)  hsl(315, 50%, 42%)  Deep Plum