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#87B593 Color

#87B593 is rgb(135, 181, 147) in RGB, hsl(136, 24%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 29%) 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 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B593
HEX#87B593
RGBrgb(135, 181, 147)
HSLhsl(136, 24%, 62%)
HSVhsv(136, 25%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.069 152.5)
LABlab(69.67% -21.19 12.21)
LCHlch(69.67% 24.45 150.04)

What #87B593 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 #87B593, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.19Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.94Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.03Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.6Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.15Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.76

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

#87B593 Channel Values

How #87B593 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 24% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 25% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.32:1 vs white · 9.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B593 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 text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87B593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B593; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B593
Complementary
#B587A9
Analogous
#92B587
Analogous
#87B5AB
Triadic
#9387B5
Triadic
#B59387
Split comp.
#AB87B5
Split comp.
#B58792

Tints & Shades of #87B593

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

#97BFA1
#A6C9B0
#B6D2BE
#C9DECF
#D9E8DD
#E9F1EB

Shades

#6EA67D
#578E66
#487554
#385C42
#294230
#17261B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B593.

How #87B593 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#87B593
Protanopia#AEAE93
Protanomaly#A0B193
Deuteranopia#A8A894
Deuteranomaly#9CAD94
Tritanopia#8CB1B1
Tritanomaly#8AB3A6
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #87B593 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b593: #87B593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b593': '#87B593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.710, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_87b593">#87B593</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B593"

More Green Colors

#87B593 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87B593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B593?

#87B593 is a light green — rgb(135, 181, 147) in RGB and hsl(136, 24%, 62%) 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #87B593?

#87B593 is rgb(135, 181, 147) — red 135, green 181, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B593?

#87B593 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B593 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B593 scores 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B593 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 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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