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#87C80E Color

#87C80E is rgb(135, 200, 14) in RGB, hsl(81, 87%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 93%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C80E
HEX#87C80E
RGBrgb(135, 200, 14)
HSLhsl(81, 87%, 42%)
HSVhsv(81, 93%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 93%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.2 129.5)
LABlab(74.08% -38.97 70.64)
LCHlch(74.08% 80.68 118.89)

What #87C80E 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 #87C80E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 6.41Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.14Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.18Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.28Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.93Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.68

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

#87C80E Channel Values

How #87C80E 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 200 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 87% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 93% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C80E 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C80E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C80E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C80E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C80E
Complementary
#4F0EC8
Analogous
#C8AC0E
Analogous
#2AC80E
Triadic
#0E87C8
Triadic
#C80E87
Split comp.
#0E2AC8
Split comp.
#AC0EC8

Tints & Shades of #87C80E

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

#A1EE11
#B0F137
#BFF45D
#CEF683
#DDF9A9
#ECFCCF

Shades

#77B00C
#64940A
#547C09
#405F07
#304805
#1D2B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C80E.

How #87C80E 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#87C80E
Protanopia#BFBF12
Protanomaly#ABC310
Deuteranopia#B6B61F
Deuteranomaly#A5BD19
Tritanopia#98BCBC
Tritanomaly#92C196
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C80E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c80e: #87C80E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C80E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c80e': '#87C80E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.784, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_87c80e">#87C80E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C80E"

More Green Colors

#87C80E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87C80E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C80E?

#87C80E is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 200, 14) in RGB and hsl(81, 87%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #87C80E?

#87C80E is rgb(135, 200, 14) — red 135, green 200, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C80E?

#87C80E converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 93%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C80E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C80E scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C80E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C80E 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 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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