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#87DE7D Color

#87DE7D is rgb(135, 222, 125) in RGB, hsl(114, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87DE7D
HEX#87DE7D
RGBrgb(135, 222, 125)
HSLhsl(114, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(114, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.156 141.8)
LABlab(81.29% -41.46 38.87)
LCHlch(81.29% 56.83 136.84)

What #87DE7D 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 #87DE7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.27Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.06Mantis#74C365ΔE 9.51Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.14Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.75Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.85

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

#87DE7D Channel Values

How #87DE7D 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 222 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87DE7D 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87DE7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87DE7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87DE7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87DE7D
Complementary
#D57CDE
Analogous
#B7DE7C
Analogous
#7CDEA4
Triadic
#7C86DE
Triadic
#DE7C86
Split comp.
#A47CDE
Split comp.
#DE7CB7

Tints & Shades of #87DE7D

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

#95E28D
#A8E8A1
#B7ECB1
#C6F0C2
#D5F4D2
#E8F9E7

Shades

#64D558
#42CC33
#36A72A
#297E20
#1D5A16
#11350D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87DE7D.

How #87DE7D 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#87DE7D
Protanopia#D2D27E
Protanomaly#B9D77D
Deuteranopia#C7C781
Deuteranomaly#B1D07F
Tritanopia#97D5D5
Tritanomaly#91D9B8
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87DE7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87de7d: #87DE7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87DE7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87de7d': '#87DE7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.871, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_87de7d">#87DE7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87DE7D"

More Green Colors

#87DE7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87DE7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87DE7D?

#87DE7D is a light green — rgb(135, 222, 125) in RGB and hsl(114, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #87DE7D?

#87DE7D is rgb(135, 222, 125) — red 135, green 222, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87DE7D?

#87DE7D converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87DE7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87DE7D scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87DE7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87DE7D 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 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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