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#87A772 Color

#87A772 is rgb(135, 167, 114) in RGB, hsl(96, 23%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 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 9.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87A772
HEX#87A772
RGBrgb(135, 167, 114)
HSLhsl(96, 23%, 55%)
HSVhsv(96, 32%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.083 133.5)
LABlab(65.05% -18.84 23.73)
LCHlch(65.05% 30.30 128.44)

What #87A772 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 #87A772, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.25Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 9.7Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.81Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.85Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.52Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.78

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

#87A772 Channel Values

How #87A772 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 167 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 23% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 32% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87A772 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87A772 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87A772

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87A772; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87A772
Complementary
#9272A7
Analogous
#A1A772
Analogous
#72A777
Triadic
#7287A7
Triadic
#A77287
Split comp.
#7772A7
Split comp.
#A772A1

Tints & Shades of #87A772

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

#97B285
#A7BE97
#B7CAAA
#CAD8C0
#DAE4D3
#EAEFE6

Shades

#75975E
#617D4F
#506841
#3F5233
#2E3C25
#1B2316

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87A772.

How #87A772 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#87A772
Protanopia#A2A272
Protanomaly#98A472
Deuteranopia#9D9D73
Deuteranomaly#95A173
Tritanopia#8EA2A2
Tritanomaly#8BA491
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #87A772 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87a772: #87A772;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87A772;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87a772': '#87A772' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.655, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_87a772">#87A772</color>
SVG fillfill="#87A772"

More Green Colors

#87A772 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87A772 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87A772?

#87A772 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 167, 114) in RGB and hsl(96, 23%, 55%) 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 9.25.

What is the RGB value of #87A772?

#87A772 is rgb(135, 167, 114) — red 135, green 167, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87A772?

#87A772 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87A772 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87A772 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87A772 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87A772 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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