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#87B52C Color

#87B52C is rgb(135, 181, 44) in RGB, hsl(80, 61%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 29%) 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 9.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B52C
HEX#87B52C
RGBrgb(135, 181, 44)
HSLhsl(80, 61%, 44%)
HSVhsv(80, 76%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.167 126.9)
LABlab(68.51% -30.35 59.44)
LCHlch(68.51% 66.74 117.05)

What #87B52C 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 #87B52C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 9.86Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.68Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.8Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.39Citron#9FA91FΔE 15.3June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.01

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

#87B52C Channel Values

How #87B52C 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 181 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 61% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 76% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B52C 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 text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B52C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B52C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B52C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B52C
Complementary
#592CB5
Analogous
#B59E2C
Analogous
#43B52C
Triadic
#2C87B5
Triadic
#B52C87
Split comp.
#2C43B5
Split comp.
#9E2CB5

Tints & Shades of #87B52C

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

#9DCF3A
#ACD657
#BCDE78
#CCE698
#DCEEB9
#EBF5D6

Shades

#759C26
#658721
#536F1B
#405615
#2E3E0F
#1F290A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B52C.

How #87B52C 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#87B52C
Protanopia#AEAE2D
Protanomaly#A0B12D
Deuteranopia#A8A832
Deuteranomaly#9CAD2F
Tritanopia#94ABAB
Tritanomaly#8FAF8A
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87B52C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b52c: #87B52C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B52C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b52c': '#87B52C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.710, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_87b52c">#87B52C</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B52C"

More Green Colors

#87B52C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87B52C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B52C?

#87B52C is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 181, 44) in RGB and hsl(80, 61%, 44%) 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 9.86.

What is the RGB value of #87B52C?

#87B52C is rgb(135, 181, 44) — red 135, green 181, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B52C?

#87B52C converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B52C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B52C scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B52C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B52C 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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