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#87D043 Color

#87D043 is rgb(135, 208, 67) in RGB, hsl(91, 60%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87D043
HEX#87D043
RGBrgb(135, 208, 67)
HSLhsl(91, 60%, 54%)
HSVhsv(91, 68%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.187 132.8)
LABlab(76.65% -40.45 59.24)
LCHlch(76.65% 71.73 124.33)

What #87D043 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 #87D043, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.74Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.08Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 12.57Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 12.85Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 15.48Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 16.08

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

#87D043 Channel Values

How #87D043 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 208 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 60% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 68% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87D043 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 text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87D043 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87D043

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87D043; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87D043
Complementary
#8C43D0
Analogous
#CED043
Analogous
#43D046
Triadic
#4387D0
Triadic
#D04387
Split comp.
#4643D0
Split comp.
#D043CE

Tints & Shades of #87D043

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

#97D65C
#A9DD78
#B9E391
#C8EAA9
#D8F0C2
#EAF7DE

Shades

#75C030
#64A329
#528722
#3E6619
#2D4912
#1B2D0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87D043.

How #87D043 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#87D043
Protanopia#C6C644
Protanomaly#B0CA44
Deuteranopia#BCBC49
Deuteranomaly#A9C447
Tritanopia#98C5C5
Tritanomaly#92C9A1
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87D043 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87d043: #87D043;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87D043;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87d043': '#87D043' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.816, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_87d043">#87D043</color>
SVG fillfill="#87D043"

More Green Colors

#87D043 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87D043 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87D043?

#87D043 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 208, 67) in RGB and hsl(91, 60%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #87D043?

#87D043 is rgb(135, 208, 67) — red 135, green 208, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87D043?

#87D043 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87D043 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87D043 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87D043 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87D043 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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