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#87BE02

#87be02 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87be02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.51% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 77.55°, with 97.92% saturation and 37.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4198

Complementary

  1. #87be02
  2. #3902be

Split complementary

  1. #87be02
  2. #0229be
  3. #9702be

Analogous

  1. #be9702
  2. #87be02
  3. #29be02

Triadic

  1. #87be02
  2. #0287be
  3. #be0287

Tetradic

  1. #87be02
  2. #02be39
  3. #3902be
  4. #be0287

Square

  1. #87be02
  2. #02be97
  3. #3902be
  4. #be0229

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2700
  2. #517201
  3. #87be02
  4. #b7fc10
  5. #cefd5c

Shades

#87be02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87be02
  2. #7aab02
  3. #6c9802
  4. #5f8501
  5. #517201
  6. #445f01
  7. #364c01
  8. #293901
  9. #1b2600
  10. #0e1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#87be02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87be02
  2. #93c51b
  3. #9fcb35
  4. #abd24e
  5. #b7d867
  6. #c3df81
  7. #cfe59a
  8. #dbecb3
  9. #e7f2cc
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87be02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87be02
  2. #86b80f
  3. #86b21b
  4. #85ab28
  5. #84a534
  6. #849f41
  7. #83994e
  8. #82935a
  9. #818c67
  10. #818673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8db5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ab880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87be02 {
  color: #87be02;
}
Background
.bg-87be02 {
  background-color: #87be02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87be02 {
  border: 2px solid #87be02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87be02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 190 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87be02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87be02, #29be02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87be02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 190 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.74 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.60 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.78 #7841fd Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87be02  rgb(135, 190, 2)  hsl(78, 98%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3902be  rgb(57, 2, 190)  hsl(258, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0287be  rgb(2, 135, 190)  hsl(198, 98%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#be0287  rgb(190, 2, 135)  hsl(318, 98%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red