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#87C90D Color

#87C90D is rgb(135, 201, 13) in RGB, hsl(81, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 94%, 21%) 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 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C90D
HEX#87C90D
RGBrgb(135, 201, 13)
HSLhsl(81, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(81, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 94%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.201 129.6)
LABlab(74.37% -39.39 70.99)
LCHlch(74.37% 81.18 119.02)

What #87C90D 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 #87C90D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 5.85Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.7Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.61Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.16Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.33Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.17

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

#87C90D Channel Values

How #87C90D 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 201 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C90D 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 text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C90D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C90D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C90D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C90D
Complementary
#4F0DC9
Analogous
#C9AD0D
Analogous
#29C90D
Triadic
#0D87C9
Triadic
#C90D87
Split comp.
#0D29C9
Split comp.
#AD0DC9

Tints & Shades of #87C90D

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

#A1F00F
#B0F236
#BFF55C
#CEF782
#DDF9A9
#ECFCCF

Shades

#77B10B
#649509
#547D08
#406006
#304805
#1D2B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C90D.

How #87C90D 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#87C90D
Protanopia#C0C011
Protanomaly#ACC40F
Deuteranopia#B7B71F
Deuteranomaly#A6BE19
Tritanopia#98BDBD
Tritanomaly#92C297
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C90D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c90d: #87C90D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C90D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c90d': '#87C90D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_87c90d">#87C90D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C90D"

More Green Colors

#87C90D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87C90D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C90D?

#87C90D is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 201, 13) in RGB and hsl(81, 88%, 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 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #87C90D?

#87C90D is rgb(135, 201, 13) — red 135, green 201, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C90D?

#87C90D converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 94%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C90D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C90D scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C90D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C90D 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.