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#87C495 Color

#87C495 is rgb(135, 196, 149) in RGB, hsl(134, 34%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 23%) 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C495
HEX#87C495
RGBrgb(135, 196, 149)
HSLhsl(134, 34%, 65%)
HSVhsv(134, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.092 150.9)
LABlab(74.05% -27.71 17.17)
LCHlch(74.05% 32.60 148.21)

What #87C495 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 #87C495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.54Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.45Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.14Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.29Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.31

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

#87C495 Channel Values

How #87C495 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 34% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C495 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87C495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C495
Complementary
#C487B6
Analogous
#98C487
Analogous
#87C4B4
Triadic
#9687C4
Triadic
#C49687
Split comp.
#B487C4
Split comp.
#C48798

Tints & Shades of #87C495

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

#98CDA5
#A6D3B1
#B7DCC0
#C8E4CF
#D9ECDE
#E7F3EA

Shades

#69B57A
#51A464
#428551
#32673F
#23482C
#162C1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C495.

How #87C495 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#87C495
Protanopia#BBBB95
Protanomaly#A9BF95
Deuteranopia#B3B397
Deuteranomaly#A3BA96
Tritanopia#8FBFBF
Tritanomaly#8CC1B0
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #87C495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c495: #87C495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c495': '#87C495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.769, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_87c495">#87C495</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C495"

More Green Colors

#87C495 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C495?

#87C495 is a light green — rgb(135, 196, 149) in RGB and hsl(134, 34%, 65%) 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #87C495?

#87C495 is rgb(135, 196, 149) — red 135, green 196, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C495?

#87C495 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C495 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C495 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 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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