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#87B620 Color

#87B620 is rgb(135, 182, 32) in RGB, hsl(79, 70%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 82%, 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 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B620
HEX#87B620
RGBrgb(135, 182, 32)
HSLhsl(79, 70%, 42%)
HSVhsv(79, 82%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 82%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.174 126.6)
LABlab(68.76% -31.17 63.08)
LCHlch(68.76% 70.36 116.30)

What #87B620 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 #87B620, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 6.56Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.62Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.29Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 13.51Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15.39Citron#9FA91FΔE 15.87

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

#87B620 Channel Values

How #87B620 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 182 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 70% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 82% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B620 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B620 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B620

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B620; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B620
Complementary
#5020B6
Analogous
#B69B20
Analogous
#3CB620
Triadic
#2087B6
Triadic
#B62087
Split comp.
#203CB6
Split comp.
#9B20B6

Tints & Shades of #87B620

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

#A0D926
#AFDF49
#BFE56C
#CEEB8E
#DDF1B1
#ECF7D4

Shades

#77A01C
#638618
#537114
#40570F
#30410B
#1D2707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B620.

How #87B620 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#87B620
Protanopia#AFAF21
Protanomaly#A1B221
Deuteranopia#A8A827
Deuteranomaly#9CAE25
Tritanopia#95ACAC
Tritanomaly#90B08A
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87B620 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b620: #87B620;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B620;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b620': '#87B620' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.714, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_87b620">#87B620</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B620"

More Green Colors

#87B620 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87B620 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B620?

#87B620 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 182, 32) in RGB and hsl(79, 70%, 42%) 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 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #87B620?

#87B620 is rgb(135, 182, 32) — red 135, green 182, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B620?

#87B620 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 82%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B620 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B620 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B620 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B620 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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