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#87DECA Color

#87DECA is rgb(135, 222, 202) in RGB, hsl(166, 57%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 9%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87DECA
HEX#87DECA
RGBrgb(135, 222, 202)
HSLhsl(166, 57%, 70%)
HSVhsv(166, 39%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 9%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.089 177.7)
LABlab(82.56% -30.92 1.13)
LCHlch(82.56% 30.94 177.90)

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

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

#87DECA Channel Values

How #87DECA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 57% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 39% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87DECA 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87DECA

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

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Tints & Shades of #87DECA

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.

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

How #87DECA 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#87DECA
Protanopia#D2D2CA
Protanomaly#B9D7CA
Deuteranopia#C7C7CC
Deuteranomaly#B1D0CB
Tritanopia#8BDCDC
Tritanomaly#8ADDD5
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87DECA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87deca: #87DECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87DECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87deca': '#87DECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.871, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_87deca">#87DECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#87DECA"

More Green Colors

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

#87DECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87DECA?

#87DECA is a light green — rgb(135, 222, 202) in RGB and hsl(166, 57%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #87DECA?

#87DECA is rgb(135, 222, 202) — red 135, green 222, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87DECA?

#87DECA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 9%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87DECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87DECA scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87DECA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.86, which is visibly different.

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