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#87BF82 Color

#87BF82 is rgb(135, 191, 130) in RGB, hsl(115, 32%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 25%) 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 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87BF82
HEX#87BF82
RGBrgb(135, 191, 130)
HSLhsl(115, 32%, 63%)
HSVhsv(115, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.104 142.5)
LABlab(72.29% -27.94 24.81)
LCHlch(72.29% 37.36 138.40)

What #87BF82 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 #87BF82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.05Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.7Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.46Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.55Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.8Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.03

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

#87BF82 Channel Values

How #87BF82 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 191 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 32% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 32% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87BF82 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87BF82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87BF82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87BF82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87BF82
Complementary
#BA82BF
Analogous
#A6BF82
Analogous
#82BF9C
Triadic
#8287BF
Triadic
#BF8287
Split comp.
#9C82BF
Split comp.
#BF82A6

Tints & Shades of #87BF82

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

#98C893
#A8D0A4
#B8D9B5
#C8E2C6
#D8EAD7
#E8F3E7

Shades

#6EB168
#569B50
#478042
#366232
#274724
#162815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87BF82.

How #87BF82 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#87BF82
Protanopia#B7B782
Protanomaly#A6BA82
Deuteranopia#AFAF84
Deuteranomaly#A1B683
Tritanopia#90B9B9
Tritanomaly#8DBBA6
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87BF82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87bf82: #87BF82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87BF82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87bf82': '#87BF82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.749, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_87bf82">#87BF82</color>
SVG fillfill="#87BF82"

More Green Colors

#87BF82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87BF82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87BF82?

#87BF82 is a light green — rgb(135, 191, 130) in RGB and hsl(115, 32%, 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 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #87BF82?

#87BF82 is rgb(135, 191, 130) — red 135, green 191, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87BF82?

#87BF82 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87BF82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87BF82 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87BF82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87BF82 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 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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