Skip to content

#87CE73 Color

#87CE73 is rgb(135, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(107, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87CE73
HEX#87CE73
RGBrgb(135, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(107, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(107, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.143 139)
LABlab(76.48% -35.99 37.79)
LCHlch(76.48% 52.19 133.60)

What #87CE73 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 #87CE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 5.49Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.32Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.1Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.35Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.39Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.44

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

#87CE73 Channel Values

How #87CE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87CE73 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87CE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87CE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87CE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87CE73
Complementary
#BA73CE
Analogous
#B4CE73
Analogous
#73CE8D
Triadic
#7387CE
Triadic
#CE7387
Split comp.
#8D73CE
Split comp.
#CE73B4

Tints & Shades of #87CE73

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

#97D586
#A7DB99
#B8E2AC
#C8E8BF
#D8EFD2
#E8F6E5

Shades

#6DC355
#55AE3D
#478F32
#366D26
#274F1C
#162D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87CE73.

How #87CE73 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#87CE73
Protanopia#C4C474
Protanomaly#AFC873
Deuteranopia#BABA76
Deuteranomaly#A8C375
Tritanopia#95C5C5
Tritanomaly#8FC9AB
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87CE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ce73: #87CE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87CE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ce73': '#87CE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_87ce73">#87CE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#87CE73"

More Green Colors

#87CE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87CE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87CE73?

#87CE73 is a light green — rgb(135, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(107, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #87CE73?

#87CE73 is rgb(135, 206, 115) — red 135, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87CE73?

#87CE73 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87CE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87CE73 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87CE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87CE73 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 12.39, which is visibly different.

Open #87CE73 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.