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#87BC6F

#87bc6f ≈ Pistachio

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87bc6f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 73.73% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.96% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 101.3°, with 36.49% saturation and 58.63% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4227

Complementary

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #a46fbc

Split complementary

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #7e6fbc
  3. #bc6fae

Analogous

  1. #aebc6f
  2. #87bc6f
  3. #6fbc7e

Triadic

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #6f87bc
  3. #bc6f87

Tetradic

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #6fbca4
  3. #a46fbc
  4. #bc6f87

Square

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #6faebc
  3. #a46fbc
  4. #bc7e6f

Monochromatic

  1. #3f642e
  2. #609847
  3. #87bc6f
  4. #b3d4a3
  5. #deedd7

Shades

#87bc6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #7aa964
  3. #6c9659
  4. #5f844e
  5. #517143
  6. #445e38
  7. #364b2c
  8. #293821
  9. #1b2616
  10. #0e130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bc6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #93c37d
  3. #9fc98c
  4. #abd09a
  5. #b7d7a9
  6. #c3deb7
  7. #cfe4c5
  8. #dbebd4
  9. #e7f2e2
  10. #f3f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bc6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bc6f
  2. #86b671
  3. #86b072
  4. #85aa74
  5. #84a476
  6. #849e78
  7. #839879
  8. #82927b
  9. #818c7d
  10. #81867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b169 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ac73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86b7a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb56c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7b372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86b995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bc6f {
  color: #87bc6f;
}
Background
.bg-87bc6f {
  background-color: #87bc6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bc6f {
  border: 2px solid #87bc6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bc6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 188 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bc6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bc6f, #6fbc7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bc6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 188 111 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 2.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.84 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.95 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.12 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.11 #784390 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Pistachio
#87bc6f  rgb(135, 188, 111)  hsl(101, 36%, 59%)  Pistachio
#a46fbc  rgb(164, 111, 188)  hsl(281, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6f87bc  rgb(111, 135, 188)  hsl(221, 36%, 59%)  Glaucous
#bc6f87  rgb(188, 111, 135)  hsl(341, 36%, 59%)  Turkish Rose