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#87A366 Color

#87A366 is rgb(135, 163, 102) in RGB, hsl(88, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Asparagus (#7BA05B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87A366
HEX#87A366
RGBrgb(135, 163, 102)
HSLhsl(88, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(88, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.09 128.6)
LABlab(63.71% -18.23 28.37)
LCHlch(63.71% 33.72 122.72)

What #87A366 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #87A366, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 5.68Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 5.79Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.78Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.21Sage#9CAF88ΔE 13.39Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 14.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#87A366 Channel Values

How #87A366 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 163 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87A366 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87A366 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87A366

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87A366; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87A366
Complementary
#8366A3
Analogous
#A3A166
Analogous
#68A366
Triadic
#6687A3
Triadic
#A36687
Split comp.
#6668A3
Split comp.
#A166A3

Tints & Shades of #87A366

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98B17C
#A7BC8F
#B9C9A6
#C8D5B9
#D9E2CF
#E8EEE2

Shades

#758F56
#637949
#50633B
#415030
#2F3922
#1D2315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87A366.

How #87A366 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87A366
Protanopia#9F9F66
Protanomaly#96A066
Deuteranopia#9A9A67
Deuteranomaly#939E67
Tritanopia#8E9D9D
Tritanomaly#8B9F8A
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

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Using #87A366 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-87a366: #87A366;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87A366;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87a366': '#87A366' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.639, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_87a366">#87A366</color>
SVG fillfill="#87A366"

More Green Colors

#87A366 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87A366 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87A366?

#87A366 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 163, 102) in RGB and hsl(88, 25%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Asparagus (#7BA05B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #87A366?

#87A366 is rgb(135, 163, 102) — red 135, green 163, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87A366?

#87A366 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87A366 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87A366 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87A366 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87A366 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.07, which is visibly different.

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