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#87C991 Color

#87C991 is rgb(135, 201, 145) in RGB, hsl(129, 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 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C991
HEX#87C991
RGBrgb(135, 201, 145)
HSLhsl(129, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(129, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.104 148.4)
LABlab(75.44% -30.43 21.16)
LCHlch(75.44% 37.07 145.19)

What #87C991 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 #87C991, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.49Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.85Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.88Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.19Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.22Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.41

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

#87C991 Channel Values

How #87C991 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 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · 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 #87C991 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 #87C991 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C991

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C991; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C991
Complementary
#C987BF
Analogous
#9EC987
Analogous
#87C9B2
Triadic
#9187C9
Triadic
#C99187
Split comp.
#B287C9
Split comp.
#C9879E

Tints & Shades of #87C991

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

#99D1A1
#A7D7AE
#B9DFBE
#C7E6CB
#D8EEDB
#E6F4E8

Shades

#68BB74
#4CA95A
#3E8949
#316D3A
#234D29
#152E18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C991.

How #87C991 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#87C991
Protanopia#C0C091
Protanomaly#ACC491
Deuteranopia#B7B793
Deuteranomaly#A6BE92
Tritanopia#90C3C3
Tritanomaly#8DC5B1
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C991 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c991: #87C991;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C991;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c991': '#87C991' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_87c991">#87C991</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C991"

More Green Colors

#87C991 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87C991 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C991?

#87C991 is a light green — rgb(135, 201, 145) in RGB and hsl(129, 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 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #87C991?

#87C991 is rgb(135, 201, 145) — red 135, green 201, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C991?

#87C991 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 #87C991 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C991 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 #87C991 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C991 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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