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#87B078 Color

#87B078 is rgb(135, 176, 120) in RGB, hsl(104, 26%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 31%) 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B078
HEX#87B078
RGBrgb(135, 176, 120)
HSLhsl(104, 26%, 58%)
HSVhsv(104, 32%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.09 137.5)
LABlab(67.76% -22.35 24.10)
LCHlch(67.76% 32.87 132.84)

What #87B078 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 #87B078, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.65Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.01Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.53Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.07Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.54Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.71

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

#87B078 Channel Values

How #87B078 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 176 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 26% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 32% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B078 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B078 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B078

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B078; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B078
Complementary
#A178B0
Analogous
#A3B078
Analogous
#78B085
Triadic
#7887B0
Triadic
#B07887
Split comp.
#8578B0
Split comp.
#B078A3

Tints & Shades of #87B078

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

#98BB8B
#A6C59B
#B8D0AF
#C9DBC2
#DAE6D5
#E8F0E5

Shades

#70A15E
#608A51
#4E7042
#3C5733
#2B3D24
#1B2717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B078.

How #87B078 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#87B078
Protanopia#AAAA78
Protanomaly#9DAC78
Deuteranopia#A4A47A
Deuteranomaly#99A979
Tritanopia#8FAAAA
Tritanomaly#8CAD99
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87B078 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b078: #87B078;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B078;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b078': '#87B078' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.690, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_87b078">#87B078</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B078"

More Green Colors

#87B078 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87B078 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B078?

#87B078 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 176, 120) in RGB and hsl(104, 26%, 58%) 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #87B078?

#87B078 is rgb(135, 176, 120) — red 135, green 176, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B078?

#87B078 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B078 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B078 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B078 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B078 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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