Showa era
Mars Brown Tobacco & Night Green
Plate 19 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Mars Brown Tobacco, Night Green.
#87c540
green · 4 palettes
Night Green
About Night Green
Night Green is a mid-tone, muted green tone. Its hex value is #87c540 — that is
RGB 135, 197, 64, or HSL 88°, 53%, 51%.
It holds 10.1:1 contrast against dark, so Night Green works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.1:1; on black 10.1:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Night Green appears in 4 combinations — most often paired with Mars Brown Tobacco, Ochraceous Salmon and Lemon Yellow.
Palettes with Night Green
Night Green appears in 4 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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