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#87CF99 Color

#87CF99 is rgb(135, 207, 153) in RGB, hsl(135, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87CF99
HEX#87CF99
RGBrgb(135, 207, 153)
HSLhsl(135, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(135, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.105 151.3)
LABlab(77.31% -31.96 19.51)
LCHlch(77.31% 37.44 148.60)

What #87CF99 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 #87CF99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.35Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.48Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.36Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.01Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.14

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

#87CF99 Channel Values

How #87CF99 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 207 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87CF99 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87CF99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87CF99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87CF99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87CF99
Complementary
#CF87BD
Analogous
#99CF87
Analogous
#87CFBD
Triadic
#9987CF
Triadic
#CF9987
Split comp.
#BD87CF
Split comp.
#CF8799

Tints & Shades of #87CF99

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

#95D5A5
#A7DCB5
#B6E2C1
#C8E9D1
#D7EFDD
#E9F6EC

Shades

#66C27D
#47B362
#3A9250
#2D713E
#20502C
#132F1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87CF99.

How #87CF99 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#87CF99
Protanopia#C5C599
Protanomaly#B0C999
Deuteranopia#BBBB9B
Deuteranomaly#A9C39A
Tritanopia#91C9C9
Tritanomaly#8DCCB8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #87CF99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87cf99: #87CF99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87CF99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87cf99': '#87CF99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.812, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_87cf99">#87CF99</color>
SVG fillfill="#87CF99"

More Green Colors

#87CF99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87CF99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87CF99?

#87CF99 is a light green — rgb(135, 207, 153) in RGB and hsl(135, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #87CF99?

#87CF99 is rgb(135, 207, 153) — red 135, green 207, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87CF99?

#87CF99 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87CF99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87CF99 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87CF99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87CF99 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 11.19, which is visibly different.

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