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#87C999 Color

#87C999 is rgb(135, 201, 153) in RGB, hsl(136, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 24%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C999
HEX#87C999
RGBrgb(135, 201, 153)
HSLhsl(136, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(136, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 24%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.096 152.3)
LABlab(75.57% -29.36 17.14)
LCHlch(75.57% 34.00 149.73)

What #87C999 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 #87C999, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.55Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.98Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.52Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.25Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.33Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.44

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

#87C999 Channel Values

How #87C999 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C999 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 text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C999 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C999

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C999; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C999
Complementary
#C987B8
Analogous
#97C987
Analogous
#87C9BA
Triadic
#9987C9
Triadic
#C99987
Split comp.
#BA87C9
Split comp.
#C98797

Tints & Shades of #87C999

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

#99D1A8
#A7D7B4
#B9DFC3
#C7E6CF
#D8EEDE
#E6F4EA

Shades

#68BB7E
#4CA965
#3E8952
#316D41
#234D2E
#152E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C999.

How #87C999 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#87C999
Protanopia#C0C099
Protanomaly#ACC499
Deuteranopia#B7B79B
Deuteranomaly#A6BE9A
Tritanopia#8FC4C4
Tritanomaly#8CC6B4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #87C999 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c999: #87C999;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C999;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c999': '#87C999' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_87c999">#87C999</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C999"

More Green Colors

#87C999 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C999 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C999?

#87C999 is a light green — rgb(135, 201, 153) in RGB and hsl(136, 38%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #87C999?

#87C999 is rgb(135, 201, 153) — red 135, green 201, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C999?

#87C999 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 24%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C999 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C999 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C999 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C999 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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