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#87B22E

#87b22e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87b22e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 69.8% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.16% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 79.55°, with 58.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3719

Complementary

  1. #87b22e
  2. #592eb2

Split complementary

  1. #87b22e
  2. #2e45b2
  3. #9b2eb2

Analogous

  1. #b29b2e
  2. #87b22e
  3. #45b22e

Triadic

  1. #87b22e
  2. #2e87b2
  3. #b22e87

Tetradic

  1. #87b22e
  2. #2eb259
  3. #592eb2
  4. #b22e87

Square

  1. #87b22e
  2. #2eb29b
  3. #592eb2
  4. #b22e45

Monochromatic

  1. #2b380f
  2. #59751e
  3. #87b22e
  4. #acd459
  5. #cae495

Shades

#87b22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87b22e
  2. #7aa029
  3. #6c8e25
  4. #5f7d20
  5. #516b1c
  6. #445917
  7. #364712
  8. #29350e
  9. #1b2409
  10. #0e1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#87b22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87b22e
  2. #93ba43
  3. #9fc158
  4. #abc96d
  5. #b7d182
  6. #c3d997
  7. #cfe0ab
  8. #dbe8c0
  9. #e7f0d5
  10. #f3f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87b22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87b22e
  2. #86ad36
  3. #86a83e
  4. #85a347
  5. #849e4f
  6. #849957
  7. #83945f
  8. #828f67
  9. #818a70
  10. #818578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99aa85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca613 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8daa99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9ab20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87b22e {
  color: #87b22e;
}
Background
.bg-87b22e {
  background-color: #87b22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87b22e {
  border: 2px solid #87b22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87b22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 178 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87b22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87b22e, #45b22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87b22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 178 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.33 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.79 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.39 #784dd1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87b22e  rgb(135, 178, 46)  hsl(80, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#592eb2  rgb(89, 46, 178)  hsl(260, 59%, 44%)  Rebecca Purple
#2e87b2  rgb(46, 135, 178)  hsl(200, 59%, 44%)  Cerulean
#b22e87  rgb(178, 46, 135)  hsl(320, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red