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#87C995 Color

#87C995 is rgb(135, 201, 149) in RGB, hsl(133, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 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 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C995
HEX#87C995
RGBrgb(135, 201, 149)
HSLhsl(133, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(133, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.1 150.2)
LABlab(75.50% -29.91 19.15)
LCHlch(75.50% 35.51 147.37)

What #87C995 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 #87C995, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.12Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.36Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.62Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.65Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.67

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

#87C995 Channel Values

How #87C995 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C995 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C995 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C995
Complementary
#C987BB
Analogous
#9AC987
Analogous
#87C9B7
Triadic
#9687C9
Triadic
#C99687
Split comp.
#B787C9
Split comp.
#C9879A

Tints & Shades of #87C995

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

#99D1A5
#A7D7B2
#B9DFC1
#C7E6CD
#D8EEDD
#E6F4E9

Shades

#68BB7A
#4CA960
#3E894E
#316D3E
#234D2C
#152E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C995.

How #87C995 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#87C995
Protanopia#C0C095
Protanomaly#ACC495
Deuteranopia#B7B797
Deuteranomaly#A6BE96
Tritanopia#90C3C3
Tritanomaly#8CC6B3
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C995 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c995: #87C995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c995': '#87C995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_87c995">#87C995</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C995"

More Green Colors

#87C995 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C995?

#87C995 is a light green — rgb(135, 201, 149) in RGB and hsl(133, 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 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #87C995?

#87C995 is rgb(135, 201, 149) — red 135, green 201, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C995?

#87C995 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C995 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C995 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C995 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 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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