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#87CC1E Color

#87CC1E is rgb(135, 204, 30) in RGB, hsl(84, 74%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87CC1E
HEX#87CC1E
RGBrgb(135, 204, 30)
HSLhsl(84, 74%, 46%)
HSVhsv(84, 85%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.201 130.4)
LABlab(75.30% -40.28 69.01)
LCHlch(75.30% 79.90 120.27)

What #87CC1E 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 #87CC1E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 6.86Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.07Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.28Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.49Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.56Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 15.33

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

#87CC1E Channel Values

How #87CC1E 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 204 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 74% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 85% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87CC1E 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87CC1E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87CC1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87CC1E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87CC1E
Complementary
#641ECC
Analogous
#CCBB1E
Analogous
#30CC1E
Triadic
#1E87CC
Triadic
#CC1E87
Split comp.
#1E30CC
Split comp.
#BB1ECC

Tints & Shades of #87CC1E

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

#99E02E
#AAE552
#B9EA71
#CBEF95
#DAF4B4
#EBF9D7

Shades

#75B11B
#649717
#527C13
#40620F
#2F470B
#1D2C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87CC1E.

How #87CC1E 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#87CC1E
Protanopia#C2C220
Protanomaly#AEC61F
Deuteranopia#B9B92A
Deuteranomaly#A7C126
Tritanopia#99C0C0
Tritanomaly#92C59A
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87CC1E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87cc1e: #87CC1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87CC1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87cc1e': '#87CC1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.800, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_87cc1e">#87CC1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87CC1E"

More Green Colors

#87CC1E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87CC1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87CC1E?

#87CC1E is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 204, 30) in RGB and hsl(84, 74%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #87CC1E?

#87CC1E is rgb(135, 204, 30) — red 135, green 204, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87CC1E?

#87CC1E converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87CC1E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87CC1E scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87CC1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87CC1E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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