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#87AD85 Color

#87AD85 is rgb(135, 173, 133) in RGB, hsl(117, 20%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87AD85
HEX#87AD85
RGBrgb(135, 173, 133)
HSLhsl(117, 20%, 60%)
HSVhsv(117, 23%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.071 143.5)
LABlab(67.10% -19.35 16.25)
LCHlch(67.10% 25.27 139.98)

What #87AD85 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 #87AD85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.97Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.63Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.65Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.17Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.05Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.86

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

#87AD85 Channel Values

How #87AD85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 20% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 23% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87AD85 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87AD85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87AD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87AD85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87AD85
Complementary
#AB85AD
Analogous
#9BAD85
Analogous
#85AD97
Triadic
#8587AD
Triadic
#AD8587
Split comp.
#9785AD
Split comp.
#AD859B

Tints & Shades of #87AD85

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

#96B894
#A8C4A6
#B7CEB6
#C9DAC8
#D8E4D7
#EAF1EA

Shades

#6F9D6C
#5C875A
#4B6E49
#3B5639
#2A3D29
#192518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87AD85.

How #87AD85 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#87AD85
Protanopia#A7A785
Protanomaly#9BAA85
Deuteranopia#A2A286
Deuteranomaly#98A686
Tritanopia#8DA9A9
Tritanomaly#8BAA9C
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87AD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ad85: #87AD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87AD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ad85': '#87AD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.678, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_87ad85">#87AD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#87AD85"

More Green Colors

#87AD85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87AD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87AD85?

#87AD85 is a light green — rgb(135, 173, 133) in RGB and hsl(117, 20%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #87AD85?

#87AD85 is rgb(135, 173, 133) — red 135, green 173, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87AD85?

#87AD85 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87AD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87AD85 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87AD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87AD85 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 5.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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