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#87A66E Color

#87A66E is rgb(135, 166, 110) in RGB, hsl(93, 24%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 35%) 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 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87A66E
HEX#87A66E
RGBrgb(135, 166, 110)
HSLhsl(93, 24%, 54%)
HSVhsv(93, 34%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.086 131.9)
LABlab(64.70% -18.81 25.41)
LCHlch(64.70% 31.61 126.51)

What #87A66E 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 #87A66E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 7.75Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 8.34Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.53Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.07Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.14Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.52

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

#87A66E Channel Values

How #87A66E 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 166 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 24% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 34% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87A66E 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87A66E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87A66E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87A66E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87A66E
Complementary
#8D6EA6
Analogous
#A3A66E
Analogous
#6EA670
Triadic
#6E87A6
Triadic
#A66E87
Split comp.
#706EA6
Split comp.
#A66EA3

Tints & Shades of #87A66E

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

#97B181
#A9BF97
#B8CBAA
#C8D6BD
#D8E2D0
#EAEFE6

Shades

#75955B
#647E4E
#526840
#3E4F30
#2D3923
#1B2315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87A66E.

How #87A66E 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#87A66E
Protanopia#A1A16E
Protanomaly#97A36E
Deuteranopia#9D9D6F
Deuteranomaly#94A06F
Tritanopia#8EA0A0
Tritanomaly#8BA38F
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87A66E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87a66e: #87A66E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87A66E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87a66e': '#87A66E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.651, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_87a66e">#87A66E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87A66E"

More Green Colors

#87A66E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87A66E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87A66E?

#87A66E is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 166, 110) in RGB and hsl(93, 24%, 54%) 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 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #87A66E?

#87A66E is rgb(135, 166, 110) — red 135, green 166, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87A66E?

#87A66E converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87A66E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87A66E scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87A66E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87A66E 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 11.14, which is visibly different.

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