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#87BA7D Color

#87BA7D is rgb(135, 186, 125) in RGB, hsl(110, 31%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 27%) 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 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87BA7D
HEX#87BA7D
RGBrgb(135, 186, 125)
HSLhsl(110, 31%, 61%)
HSVhsv(110, 33%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.101 140.4)
LABlab(70.76% -26.31 25.40)
LCHlch(70.76% 36.57 136.00)

What #87BA7D 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 #87BA7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.74Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.12Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.43Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.47Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.45Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.71

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

#87BA7D Channel Values

How #87BA7D 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 186 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 31% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 33% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87BA7D 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87BA7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87BA7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87BA7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87BA7D
Complementary
#B07DBA
Analogous
#A6BA7D
Analogous
#7DBA91
Triadic
#7D87BA
Triadic
#BA7D87
Split comp.
#917DBA
Split comp.
#BA7DA6

Tints & Shades of #87BA7D

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

#96C38D
#A9CEA1
#B8D7B2
#C8DFC3
#D7E8D4
#E9F3E8

Shades

#6EAC62
#5B964F
#4B7C41
#395E31
#284323
#182815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87BA7D.

How #87BA7D 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#87BA7D
Protanopia#B3B37D
Protanomaly#A3B67D
Deuteranopia#ABAB7F
Deuteranomaly#9EB17E
Tritanopia#90B4B4
Tritanomaly#8CB6A1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87BA7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ba7d: #87BA7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87BA7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ba7d': '#87BA7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.729, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_87ba7d">#87BA7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87BA7D"

More Green Colors

#87BA7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87BA7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87BA7D?

#87BA7D is a light green — rgb(135, 186, 125) in RGB and hsl(110, 31%, 61%) 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 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #87BA7D?

#87BA7D is rgb(135, 186, 125) — red 135, green 186, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87BA7D?

#87BA7D converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87BA7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87BA7D scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87BA7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87BA7D 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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