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#87B093 Color

#87B093 is rgb(135, 176, 147) in RGB, hsl(138, 21%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 31%) 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 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B093
HEX#87B093
RGBrgb(135, 176, 147)
HSLhsl(138, 21%, 61%)
HSVhsv(138, 23%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.061 153.9)
LABlab(68.23% -18.84 10.20)
LCHlch(68.23% 21.43 151.57)

What #87B093 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 #87B093, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.15Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.17Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.58Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.67Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.13Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.57

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

#87B093 Channel Values

How #87B093 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 21% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 23% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B093 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B093 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B093

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B093; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B093
Complementary
#B087A4
Analogous
#8FB087
Analogous
#87B0A8
Triadic
#9387B0
Triadic
#B09387
Split comp.
#A887B0
Split comp.
#B0878F

Tints & Shades of #87B093

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

#96BBA1
#A9C7B2
#B8D1BF
#C7DBCD
#D7E5DB
#E9F1EC

Shades

#6EA07D
#5B8B69
#4B7256
#385641
#283E2F
#18251C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B093.

How #87B093 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#87B093
Protanopia#AAAA93
Protanomaly#9DAC93
Deuteranopia#A4A494
Deuteranomaly#99A994
Tritanopia#8CADAD
Tritanomaly#8AAEA3
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87B093 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b093: #87B093;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B093;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b093': '#87B093' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.690, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_87b093">#87B093</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B093"

More Green Colors

#87B093 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87B093 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B093?

#87B093 is a light green — rgb(135, 176, 147) in RGB and hsl(138, 21%, 61%) 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 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #87B093?

#87B093 is rgb(135, 176, 147) — red 135, green 176, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B093?

#87B093 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B093 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B093 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B093 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B093 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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