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#87C58D Color

#87C58D is rgb(135, 197, 141) in RGB, hsl(126, 35%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 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 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C58D
HEX#87C58D
RGBrgb(135, 197, 141)
HSLhsl(126, 35%, 65%)
HSVhsv(126, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.102 146.9)
LABlab(74.21% -29.21 21.60)
LCHlch(74.21% 36.33 143.51)

What #87C58D 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 #87C58D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.24Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.53Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.69Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.83Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.24Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.37

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

#87C58D Channel Values

How #87C58D 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 197 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 35% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C58D 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C58D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C58D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C58D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C58D
Complementary
#C587BF
Analogous
#A0C587
Analogous
#87C5AC
Triadic
#8D87C5
Triadic
#C58D87
Split comp.
#AC87C5
Split comp.
#C587A0

Tints & Shades of #87C58D

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

#98CD9D
#A5D4AA
#B7DCBA
#C8E4CB
#D9EDDB
#E7F3E8

Shades

#68B66F
#50A558
#418648
#326737
#234827
#162D18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C58D.

How #87C58D 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#87C58D
Protanopia#BCBC8D
Protanomaly#AAC08D
Deuteranopia#B4B48F
Deuteranomaly#A4BB8E
Tritanopia#90BFBF
Tritanomaly#8DC1AD
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C58D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c58d: #87C58D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C58D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c58d': '#87C58D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.773, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_87c58d">#87C58D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C58D"

More Green Colors

#87C58D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87C58D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C58D?

#87C58D is a light green — rgb(135, 197, 141) in RGB and hsl(126, 35%, 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 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #87C58D?

#87C58D is rgb(135, 197, 141) — red 135, green 197, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C58D?

#87C58D converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C58D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C58D scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C58D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C58D 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 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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