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#87A885 Color

#87A885 is rgb(135, 168, 133) in RGB, hsl(117, 17%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 34%) 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 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87A885
HEX#87A885
RGBrgb(135, 168, 133)
HSLhsl(117, 17%, 59%)
HSVhsv(117, 21%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.062 143.4)
LABlab(65.66% -16.97 14.27)
LCHlch(65.66% 22.18 139.95)

What #87A885 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 #87A885, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.91Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.62Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.03Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.63Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 10.89Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.09

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

#87A885 Channel Values

How #87A885 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 168 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 17% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 21% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87A885 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87A885 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87A885

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87A885; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87A885
Complementary
#A685A8
Analogous
#98A885
Analogous
#85A895
Triadic
#8586A8
Triadic
#A88586
Split comp.
#9585A8
Split comp.
#A88598

Tints & Shades of #87A885

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

#98B597
#A7C0A5
#B8CCB7
#C7D7C6
#D9E3D8
#E7EEE7

Shades

#6F976D
#5D805B
#4C684A
#3C543B
#2B3C2A
#1A2419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87A885.

How #87A885 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#87A885
Protanopia#A3A385
Protanomaly#99A585
Deuteranopia#9E9E86
Deuteranomaly#95A286
Tritanopia#8CA4A4
Tritanomaly#8AA699
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87A885 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87a885: #87A885;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87A885;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87a885': '#87A885' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.659, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_87a885">#87A885</color>
SVG fillfill="#87A885"

More Green Colors

#87A885 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87A885 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87A885?

#87A885 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 168, 133) in RGB and hsl(117, 17%, 59%) 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 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #87A885?

#87A885 is rgb(135, 168, 133) — red 135, green 168, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87A885?

#87A885 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87A885 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87A885 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87A885 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87A885 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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