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#87B5A0 Color

#87B5A0 is rgb(135, 181, 160) in RGB, hsl(153, 24%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B5A0
HEX#87B5A0
RGBrgb(135, 181, 160)
HSLhsl(153, 24%, 62%)
HSVhsv(153, 25%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.058 165.1)
LABlab(69.93% -19.27 5.52)
LCHlch(69.93% 20.04 164.01)

What #87B5A0 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 #87B5A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.98Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.03Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.83Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.25Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.31Opal#A8C3BCΔE 12.19

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

#87B5A0 Channel Values

How #87B5A0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 24% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 25% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B5A0 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B5A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B5A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B5A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B5A0
Complementary
#B5879C
Analogous
#87B589
Analogous
#87B3B5
Triadic
#A087B5
Triadic
#B5A087
Split comp.
#B587B3
Split comp.
#B58987

Tints & Shades of #87B5A0

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

#97BFAD
#A6C9B9
#B6D2C6
#C9DED5
#D9E8E1
#E9F1EE

Shades

#6EA68D
#578E76
#487561
#385C4C
#294237
#17261F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B5A0.

How #87B5A0 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#87B5A0
Protanopia#AEAEA0
Protanomaly#A0B1A0
Deuteranopia#A8A8A1
Deuteranomaly#9CADA1
Tritanopia#8BB3B3
Tritanomaly#89B4AB
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #87B5A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b5a0: #87B5A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B5A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b5a0': '#87B5A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.710, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_87b5a0">#87B5A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B5A0"

More Green Colors

#87B5A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87B5A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B5A0?

#87B5A0 is a light green — rgb(135, 181, 160) in RGB and hsl(153, 24%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #87B5A0?

#87B5A0 is rgb(135, 181, 160) — red 135, green 181, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B5A0?

#87B5A0 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B5A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B5A0 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B5A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B5A0 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 12.82, which is visibly different.

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