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#87AD01 Color

#87AD01 is rgb(135, 173, 1) in RGB, hsl(73, 99%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 99%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87AD01
HEX#87AD01
RGBrgb(135, 173, 1)
HSLhsl(73, 99%, 34%)
HSVhsv(73, 99%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 99%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.172 123.9)
LABlab(66.02% -27.79 66.04)
LCHlch(66.02% 71.65 112.82)

What #87AD01 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 #87AD01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.62Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.45Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.99Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.88Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 12.95Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 17.53

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

#87AD01 Channel Values

How #87AD01 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 173 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 99% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 99% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87AD01 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87AD01 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87AD01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87AD01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87AD01
Complementary
#2601AD
Analogous
#AD7C01
Analogous
#32AD01
Triadic
#0187AD
Triadic
#AD0187
Split comp.
#0132AD
Split comp.
#7C01AD

Tints & Shades of #87AD01

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

#ABDA01
#C9FE0B
#D3FE39
#DFFE6C
#E9FE9A
#F3FFC7

Shades

#779801
#647F01
#546B01
#445600
#344200
#202900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87AD01.

How #87AD01 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#87AD01
Protanopia#A7A704
Protanomaly#9BAA03
Deuteranopia#A2A210
Deuteranomaly#98A60B
Tritanopia#94A3A3
Tritanomaly#8FA781
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87AD01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ad01: #87AD01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87AD01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ad01': '#87AD01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.678, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_87ad01">#87AD01</color>
SVG fillfill="#87AD01"

More Green Colors

#87AD01 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87AD01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87AD01?

#87AD01 is a dark green — rgb(135, 173, 1) in RGB and hsl(73, 99%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #87AD01?

#87AD01 is rgb(135, 173, 1) — red 135, green 173, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87AD01?

#87AD01 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 99%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87AD01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87AD01 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87AD01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87AD01 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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