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#87C40E Color

#87C40E is rgb(135, 196, 14) in RGB, hsl(80, 87%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 93%, 23%) 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 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C40E
HEX#87C40E
RGBrgb(135, 196, 14)
HSLhsl(80, 87%, 41%)
HSVhsv(80, 93%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 93%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.196 128.8)
LABlab(72.89% -37.36 69.73)
LCHlch(72.89% 79.11 118.19)

What #87C40E 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 #87C40E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.18Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.08Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.39Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.49Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.82Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 17.02

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

#87C40E Channel Values

How #87C40E 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 196 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 87% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 93% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C40E 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C40E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C40E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C40E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C40E
Complementary
#4A0EC4
Analogous
#C4A50E
Analogous
#2CC40E
Triadic
#0E87C4
Triadic
#C40E87
Split comp.
#0E2CC4
Split comp.
#A50EC4

Tints & Shades of #87C40E

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

#A1EA10
#B1F132
#C0F358
#D0F683
#DEF9A9
#EDFCCF

Shades

#76AC0C
#638F0A
#527708
#425F07
#314805
#1E2B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C40E.

How #87C40E 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#87C40E
Protanopia#BBBB11
Protanomaly#A9BF10
Deuteranopia#B3B31E
Deuteranomaly#A3BA19
Tritanopia#98B9B9
Tritanomaly#91BD93
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C40E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c40e: #87C40E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C40E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c40e': '#87C40E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.769, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_87c40e">#87C40E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C40E"

More Green Colors

#87C40E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C40E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C40E?

#87C40E is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 196, 14) in RGB and hsl(80, 87%, 41%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #87C40E?

#87C40E is rgb(135, 196, 14) — red 135, green 196, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C40E?

#87C40E converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 93%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C40E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C40E scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C40E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C40E 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 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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