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#87DA44 Color

#87DA44 is rgb(135, 218, 68) in RGB, hsl(93, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 69%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 12.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87DA44
HEX#87DA44
RGBrgb(135, 218, 68)
HSLhsl(93, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(93, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 69%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.198 134)
LABlab(79.62% -44.29 61.85)
LCHlch(79.62% 76.07 125.61)

What #87DA44 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 #87DA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.02Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.15Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 13.88Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.63Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.12SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 16.3

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

#87DA44 Channel Values

How #87DA44 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 218 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87DA44 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87DA44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87DA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87DA44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87DA44
Complementary
#9644DA
Analogous
#D2DA44
Analogous
#44DA4B
Triadic
#4487DA
Triadic
#DA4487
Split comp.
#4B44DA
Split comp.
#DA44D2

Tints & Shades of #87DA44

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

#98DF5D
#A8E477
#B8E990
#C9EEAA
#D9F3C3
#E9F8DD

Shades

#75D129
#62AF23
#51911D
#3E6F16
#2D5110
#1A2F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87DA44.

How #87DA44 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#87DA44
Protanopia#CFCF45
Protanomaly#B6D345
Deuteranopia#C4C44B
Deuteranomaly#AFCD48
Tritanopia#9ACECE
Tritanomaly#93D3A9
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87DA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87da44: #87DA44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87DA44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87da44': '#87DA44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.855, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_87da44">#87DA44</color>
SVG fillfill="#87DA44"

More Green Colors

#87DA44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87DA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87DA44?

#87DA44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 218, 68) in RGB and hsl(93, 67%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.02.

What is the RGB value of #87DA44?

#87DA44 is rgb(135, 218, 68) — red 135, green 218, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87DA44?

#87DA44 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 69%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87DA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87DA44 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87DA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87DA44 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 12.15, which is visibly different.

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