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#87AB8A Color

#87AB8A is rgb(135, 171, 138) in RGB, hsl(125, 18%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87AB8A
HEX#87AB8A
RGBrgb(135, 171, 138)
HSLhsl(125, 18%, 60%)
HSVhsv(125, 21%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.062 147.1)
LABlab(66.62% -17.73 12.86)
LCHlch(66.62% 21.91 144.05)

What #87AB8A 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 #87AB8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.82Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.85Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.64Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.36Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.93Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.62

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

#87AB8A Channel Values

How #87AB8A 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 171 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 18% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 21% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87AB8A 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87AB8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87AB8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87AB8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87AB8A
Complementary
#AB87A8
Analogous
#96AB87
Analogous
#87AB9C
Triadic
#8A87AB
Triadic
#AB8A87
Split comp.
#9C87AB
Split comp.
#AB8796

Tints & Shades of #87AB8A

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

#96B698
#A8C2AA
#B7CDB9
#C9D9CA
#D8E4D9
#EAF0EA

Shades

#6F9B72
#5C845F
#4B6C4E
#3B543D
#2A3C2B
#19241A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87AB8A.

How #87AB8A 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#87AB8A
Protanopia#A6A68A
Protanomaly#9AA88A
Deuteranopia#A0A08B
Deuteranomaly#97A58B
Tritanopia#8CA7A7
Tritanomaly#8AA99C
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #87AB8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ab8a: #87AB8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87AB8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ab8a': '#87AB8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.671, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_87ab8a">#87AB8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#87AB8A"

More Green Colors

#87AB8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87AB8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87AB8A?

#87AB8A is a light green — rgb(135, 171, 138) in RGB and hsl(125, 18%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #87AB8A?

#87AB8A is rgb(135, 171, 138) — red 135, green 171, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87AB8A?

#87AB8A converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87AB8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87AB8A scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87AB8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87AB8A 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 8.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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