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#87C99E Color

#87C99E is rgb(135, 201, 158) in RGB, hsl(141, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 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 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C99E
HEX#87C99E
RGBrgb(135, 201, 158)
HSLhsl(141, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(141, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.091 155.1)
LABlab(75.66% -28.66 14.62)
LCHlch(75.66% 32.17 152.98)

What #87C99E 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 #87C99E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.04Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.03Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.54Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.63Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.7Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.79

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

#87C99E Channel Values

How #87C99E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C99E 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C99E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C99E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C99E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C99E
Complementary
#C987B2
Analogous
#91C987
Analogous
#87C9BF
Triadic
#9E87C9
Triadic
#C99E87
Split comp.
#BF87C9
Split comp.
#C98791

Tints & Shades of #87C99E

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

#99D1AD
#A7D7B8
#B9DFC6
#C7E6D2
#D8EEE0
#E6F4EB

Shades

#68BB85
#4CA96C
#3E8958
#316D46
#234D32
#152E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C99E.

How #87C99E 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#87C99E
Protanopia#C0C09E
Protanomaly#ACC49E
Deuteranopia#B7B7A0
Deuteranomaly#A6BE9F
Tritanopia#8FC4C4
Tritanomaly#8CC6B6
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #87C99E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c99e: #87C99E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C99E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c99e': '#87C99E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_87c99e">#87C99E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C99E"

More Green Colors

#87C99E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C99E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C99E?

#87C99E is a light green — rgb(135, 201, 158) in RGB and hsl(141, 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 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #87C99E?

#87C99E is rgb(135, 201, 158) — red 135, green 201, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C99E?

#87C99E converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C99E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C99E scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C99E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C99E 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 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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