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#87C990 Color

#87C990 is rgb(135, 201, 144) in RGB, hsl(128, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 21%) 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 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C990
HEX#87C990
RGBrgb(135, 201, 144)
HSLhsl(128, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(128, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.105 147.9)
LABlab(75.42% -30.56 21.66)
LCHlch(75.42% 37.46 144.68)

What #87C990 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 #87C990, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.79Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.06Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.19Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.29Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.38Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.41

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

#87C990 Channel Values

How #87C990 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C990 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C990 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C990

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C990; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C990
Complementary
#C987C0
Analogous
#A0C987
Analogous
#87C9B1
Triadic
#9087C9
Triadic
#C99087
Split comp.
#B187C9
Split comp.
#C987A0

Tints & Shades of #87C990

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

#99D1A0
#A7D7AD
#B9DFBE
#C7E6CB
#D8EEDB
#E6F4E8

Shades

#68BB73
#4CA958
#3E8948
#316D39
#234D28
#152E18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C990.

How #87C990 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#87C990
Protanopia#C0C090
Protanomaly#ACC490
Deuteranopia#B7B792
Deuteranomaly#A6BE91
Tritanopia#91C3C3
Tritanomaly#8DC5B1
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C990 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c990: #87C990;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C990;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c990': '#87C990' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_87c990">#87C990</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C990"

More Green Colors

#87C990 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C990 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C990?

#87C990 is a light green — rgb(135, 201, 144) in RGB and hsl(128, 38%, 66%) 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 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #87C990?

#87C990 is rgb(135, 201, 144) — red 135, green 201, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C990?

#87C990 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C990 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C990 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C990 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C990 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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