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#87AA35

#87aa35 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87aa35 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, 66.67% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 77.95°, with 52.47% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3416

Complementary

  1. #87aa35
  2. #5835aa

Split complementary

  1. #87aa35
  2. #354daa
  3. #9335aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9335
  2. #87aa35
  3. #4daa35

Triadic

  1. #87aa35
  2. #3587aa
  3. #aa3587

Tetradic

  1. #87aa35
  2. #35aa58
  3. #5835aa
  4. #aa3587

Square

  1. #87aa35
  2. #35aa93
  3. #5835aa
  4. #aa354d

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3511
  2. #597023
  3. #87aa35
  4. #accd5f
  5. #cadf99

Shades

#87aa35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87aa35
  2. #7a9930
  3. #6c882a
  4. #5f7725
  5. #516620
  6. #44551b
  7. #364415
  8. #293310
  9. #1b220b
  10. #0e1105
  11. #000000

Tints

#87aa35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87aa35
  2. #93b349
  3. #9fbb5d
  4. #abc472
  5. #b7cc86
  6. #c3d59a
  7. #cfddae
  8. #dbe6c2
  9. #e7eed7
  10. #f3f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87aa35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87aa35
  2. #86a63d
  3. #86a244
  4. #859d4c
  5. #849953
  6. #84955b
  7. #839162
  8. #828d6a
  9. #818871
  10. #818479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9e3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a42b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a33b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ba578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87aa35 {
  color: #87aa35;
}
Background
.bg-87aa35 {
  background-color: #87aa35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87aa35 {
  border: 2px solid #87aa35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87aa35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 170 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 52% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87aa35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87aa35, #4daa35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87aa35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 170 53 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.94 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.09 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.29 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.57 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.57 #7855ca Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87aa35  rgb(135, 170, 53)  hsl(78, 52%, 44%)  Apple Green
#5835aa  rgb(88, 53, 170)  hsl(258, 52%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#3587aa  rgb(53, 135, 170)  hsl(198, 52%, 44%)  Air Force Blue
#aa3587  rgb(170, 53, 135)  hsl(318, 52%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red