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#87BC91

#87bc91 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#87bc91 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 73.73% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 131.32°, with 28.34% saturation and 63.33% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4316

Complementary

  1. #87bc91
  2. #bc87b2

Split complementary

  1. #87bc91
  2. #ab87bc
  3. #bc8797

Analogous

  1. #97bc87
  2. #87bc91
  3. #87bcab

Triadic

  1. #87bc91
  2. #9187bc
  3. #bc9187

Tetradic

  1. #87bc91
  2. #87b2bc
  3. #bc87b2
  4. #bc9187

Square

  1. #87bc91
  2. #8797bc
  3. #bc87b2
  4. #bcab87

Monochromatic

  1. #3d6d46
  2. #589e65
  3. #87bc91
  4. #b8d7be
  5. #e9f3eb

Shades

#87bc91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bc91
  2. #7aa983
  3. #6c9674
  4. #5f8466
  5. #517157
  6. #445e49
  7. #364b3a
  8. #29382c
  9. #1b261d
  10. #0e130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bc91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bc91
  2. #93c39c
  3. #9fc9a7
  4. #abd0b2
  5. #b7d7bd
  6. #c3dec8
  7. #cfe4d3
  8. #dbebde
  9. #e7f2e9
  10. #f3f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bc91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bc91
  2. #86b68f
  3. #86b08e
  4. #85aa8c
  5. #84a48a
  6. #849e89
  7. #839887
  8. #829285
  9. #818c83
  10. #818682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb38f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4ad93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80bab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aab790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b392 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83bba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bc91 {
  color: #87bc91;
}
Background
.bg-87bc91 {
  background-color: #87bc91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bc91 {
  border: 2px solid #87bc91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bc91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 188 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bc91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bc91, #87bcab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bc91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 188 145 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 1.78 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.38 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.70 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.15 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.41 #78436e Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#87bc91  rgb(135, 188, 145)  hsl(131, 28%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#bc87b2  rgb(188, 135, 178)  hsl(311, 28%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#9187bc  rgb(145, 135, 188)  hsl(251, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bc9187  rgb(188, 145, 135)  hsl(11, 28%, 63%)  Rosy Brown