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#87CF9A Color

#87CF9A is rgb(135, 207, 154) in RGB, hsl(136, 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 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87CF9A
HEX#87CF9A
RGBrgb(135, 207, 154)
HSLhsl(136, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(136, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.104 151.8)
LABlab(77.33% -31.82 19.01)
LCHlch(77.33% 37.07 149.15)

What #87CF9A 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 #87CF9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.08Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.24Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.56Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.64Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.01

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

#87CF9A Channel Values

How #87CF9A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · 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 #87CF9A 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 #87CF9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87CF9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87CF9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87CF9A
Complementary
#CF87BC
Analogous
#98CF87
Analogous
#87CFBE
Triadic
#9A87CF
Triadic
#CF9A87
Split comp.
#BE87CF
Split comp.
#CF8798

Tints & Shades of #87CF9A

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

#95D5A6
#A7DCB6
#B6E2C2
#C8E9D1
#D7EFDD
#E9F6ED

Shades

#66C27E
#47B364
#3A9252
#2D713F
#20502D
#132F1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87CF9A.

How #87CF9A 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#87CF9A
Protanopia#C5C59A
Protanomaly#B0C99A
Deuteranopia#BBBB9C
Deuteranomaly#A9C39B
Tritanopia#90C9C9
Tritanomaly#8DCCB8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87CF9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87cf9a: #87CF9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87CF9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87cf9a': '#87CF9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.812, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_87cf9a">#87CF9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#87CF9A"

More Green Colors

#87CF9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87CF9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87CF9A?

#87CF9A is a light green — rgb(135, 207, 154) in RGB and hsl(136, 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 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #87CF9A?

#87CF9A is rgb(135, 207, 154) — red 135, green 207, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87CF9A?

#87CF9A 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 #87CF9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87CF9A 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 #87CF9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87CF9A 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 11.01, which is visibly different.

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