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#87BD84 Color

#87BD84 is rgb(135, 189, 132) in RGB, hsl(117, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 26%) 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 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87BD84
HEX#87BD84
RGBrgb(135, 189, 132)
HSLhsl(117, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(117, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.098 143.3)
LABlab(71.74% -26.81 23.03)
LCHlch(71.74% 35.34 139.34)

What #87BD84 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 #87BD84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.97Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.28Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.61Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.79Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.38

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

#87BD84 Channel Values

How #87BD84 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 189 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87BD84 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87BD84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87BD84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87BD84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87BD84
Complementary
#BA84BD
Analogous
#A3BD84
Analogous
#84BD9E
Triadic
#8487BD
Triadic
#BD8487
Split comp.
#9E84BD
Split comp.
#BD84A3

Tints & Shades of #87BD84

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

#97C695
#A8CFA5
#B8D8B6
#C8E1C7
#D8EAD7
#E8F3E8

Shades

#6DAF6A
#569852
#477E44
#366034
#274625
#162815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87BD84.

How #87BD84 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#87BD84
Protanopia#B5B584
Protanomaly#A5B884
Deuteranopia#AEAE86
Deuteranomaly#A0B485
Tritanopia#90B7B7
Tritanomaly#8CB9A5
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87BD84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87bd84: #87BD84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87BD84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87bd84': '#87BD84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.741, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_87bd84">#87BD84</color>
SVG fillfill="#87BD84"

More Green Colors

#87BD84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87BD84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87BD84?

#87BD84 is a light green — rgb(135, 189, 132) in RGB and hsl(117, 30%, 63%) 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #87BD84?

#87BD84 is rgb(135, 189, 132) — red 135, green 189, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87BD84?

#87BD84 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87BD84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87BD84 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87BD84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87BD84 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 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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