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#87A385 Color

#87A385 is rgb(135, 163, 133) in RGB, hsl(116, 14%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87A385
HEX#87A385
RGBrgb(135, 163, 133)
HSLhsl(116, 14%, 58%)
HSVhsv(116, 18%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.053 143.2)
LABlab(64.22% -14.56 12.28)
LCHlch(64.22% 19.05 139.85)

What #87A385 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 #87A385, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.78Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.08Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 8.48Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.4Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.05Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.16

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

#87A385 Channel Values

How #87A385 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 14% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 18% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87A385 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87A385 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87A385

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87A385; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87A385
Complementary
#A185A3
Analogous
#96A385
Analogous
#85A392
Triadic
#8587A3
Triadic
#A38587
Split comp.
#9285A3
Split comp.
#A38596

Tints & Shades of #87A385

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

#98B096
#A6BBA5
#B8C8B6
#C9D5C8
#DAE2D9
#E8EDE8

Shades

#70916E
#607D5E
#4E664D
#3C4E3B
#2B372A
#1B231A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87A385.

How #87A385 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#87A385
Protanopia#9F9F85
Protanomaly#96A085
Deuteranopia#9A9A86
Deuteranomaly#939E86
Tritanopia#8BA0A0
Tritanomaly#8AA196
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87A385 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87a385: #87A385;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87A385;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87a385': '#87A385' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.639, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_87a385">#87A385</color>
SVG fillfill="#87A385"

More Green Colors

#87A385 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87A385 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87A385?

#87A385 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 163, 133) in RGB and hsl(116, 14%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #87A385?

#87A385 is rgb(135, 163, 133) — red 135, green 163, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87A385?

#87A385 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87A385 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87A385 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87A385 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87A385 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 12.3, which is visibly different.

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