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#87CA81 Color

#87CA81 is rgb(135, 202, 129) in RGB, hsl(115, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87CA81
HEX#87CA81
RGBrgb(135, 202, 129)
HSLhsl(115, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(115, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.122 142.4)
LABlab(75.49% -32.82 29.51)
LCHlch(75.49% 44.14 138.04)

What #87CA81 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 #87CA81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#87CA81 Channel Values

How #87CA81 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 202 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87CA81 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 text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87CA81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87CA81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #87CA81

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.

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How #87CA81 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#87CA81
Protanopia#C1C181
Protanomaly#ADC481
Deuteranopia#B7B784
Deuteranomaly#A6BF83
Tritanopia#92C3C3
Tritanomaly#8EC6AC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #87CA81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ca81: #87CA81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87CA81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ca81': '#87CA81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.792, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_87ca81">#87CA81</color>
SVG fillfill="#87CA81"

More Green Colors

#87CA81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#87CA81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87CA81?

#87CA81 is a light green — rgb(135, 202, 129) in RGB and hsl(115, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #87CA81?

#87CA81 is rgb(135, 202, 129) — red 135, green 202, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87CA81?

#87CA81 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87CA81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87CA81 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87CA81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87CA81 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 16.16, which is visibly different.

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