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#87B71F Color

#87B71F is rgb(135, 183, 31) in RGB, hsl(79, 71%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 83%, 28%) 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87B71F
HEX#87B71F
RGBrgb(135, 183, 31)
HSLhsl(79, 71%, 42%)
HSVhsv(79, 83%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 83%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.176 126.8)
LABlab(69.05% -31.63 63.57)
LCHlch(69.05% 71.01 116.45)

What #87B71F 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 #87B71F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.91Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.12Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.9Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 13.67Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15.44Citron#9FA91FΔE 16.39

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

#87B71F Channel Values

How #87B71F 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 183 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 71% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 83% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87B71F 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87B71F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87B71F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87B71F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87B71F
Complementary
#4F1FB7
Analogous
#B79B1F
Analogous
#3BB71F
Triadic
#1F87B7
Triadic
#B71F87
Split comp.
#1F3BB7
Split comp.
#9B1FB7

Tints & Shades of #87B71F

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

#A1DA25
#B0E048
#BFE66B
#CEEC8E
#DDF2B1
#ECF8D3

Shades

#77A11B
#648717
#547113
#40570F
#30410B
#1D2707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87B71F.

How #87B71F 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#87B71F
Protanopia#B0B020
Protanomaly#A1B320
Deuteranopia#A9A927
Deuteranomaly#9DAF24
Tritanopia#95ADAD
Tritanomaly#90B18A
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87B71F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87b71f: #87B71F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87B71F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87b71f': '#87B71F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.718, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_87b71f">#87B71F</color>
SVG fillfill="#87B71F"

More Green Colors

#87B71F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87B71F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87B71F?

#87B71F is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 183, 31) in RGB and hsl(79, 71%, 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #87B71F?

#87B71F is rgb(135, 183, 31) — red 135, green 183, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87B71F?

#87B71F converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 83%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87B71F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87B71F scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87B71F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87B71F 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 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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