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#87CA6E

#87ca6e ≈ Pistachio

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87ca6e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 79.22% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 103.7°, with 46.46% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4852

Complementary

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #b16eca

Split complementary

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #836eca
  3. #ca6eb5

Analogous

  1. #b5ca6e
  2. #87ca6e
  3. #6eca83

Triadic

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #6e87ca
  3. #ca6e87

Tetradic

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #6ecab1
  3. #b16eca
  4. #ca6e87

Square

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #6eb5ca
  3. #b16eca
  4. #ca836e

Monochromatic

  1. #3f742b
  2. #5dac3f
  3. #87ca6e
  4. #b5dea6
  5. #e4f3de

Shades

#87ca6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #7ab663
  3. #6ca258
  4. #5f8d4d
  5. #517942
  6. #446537
  7. #36512c
  8. #293d21
  9. #1b2816
  10. #0e140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#87ca6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #93cf7d
  3. #9fd58b
  4. #abda9a
  5. #b7dfa8
  6. #c3e5b7
  7. #cfeac5
  8. #dbefd4
  9. #e7f4e2
  10. #f3faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87ca6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87ca6e
  2. #86c370
  3. #86bb72
  4. #85b473
  5. #84ac75
  6. #84a577
  7. #839e79
  8. #82967b
  9. #818f7c
  10. #81877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbd67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c26a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bf71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85c79d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87ca6e {
  color: #87ca6e;
}
Background
.bg-87ca6e {
  background-color: #87ca6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87ca6e {
  border: 2px solid #87ca6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87ca6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 202 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87ca6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87ca6e, #6eca83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87ca6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 202 110 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 2.68 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 2.82 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.40 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.87 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.31 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.32 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.58 #783591 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#87ca6e  rgb(135, 202, 110)  hsl(104, 46%, 61%)  Pistachio
#b16eca  rgb(177, 110, 202)  hsl(284, 46%, 61%)  Floral Lavender
#6e87ca  rgb(110, 135, 202)  hsl(224, 46%, 61%)  Glaucous
#ca6e87  rgb(202, 110, 135)  hsl(344, 46%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red