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#87E00B Color

#87E00B is rgb(135, 224, 11) in RGB, hsl(85, 91%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 95%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E00B
HEX#87E00B
RGBrgb(135, 224, 11)
HSLhsl(85, 91%, 46%)
HSVhsv(85, 95%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 95%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.227 132.5)
LABlab(81.21% -48.22 76.44)
LCHlch(81.21% 90.38 122.25)

What #87E00B 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 #87E00B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.97Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.57French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.94Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 11.84Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 13.29Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 14.16

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

#87E00B Channel Values

How #87E00B 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 224 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 91% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 95% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E00B 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E00B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E00B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E00B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E00B
Complementary
#640BE0
Analogous
#E0CE0B
Analogous
#1CE00B
Triadic
#0B87E0
Triadic
#E00B87
Split comp.
#0B1CE0
Split comp.
#CE0BE0

Tints & Shades of #87E00B

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

#99F41A
#ABF641
#BAF863
#CBF98A
#DAFBAC
#ECFDD3

Shades

#75C309
#64A608
#528806
#416B05
#2F4E04
#1D3102

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E00B.

How #87E00B 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#87E00B
Protanopia#D4D411
Protanomaly#BAD90F
Deuteranopia#C8C824
Deuteranomaly#B2D21C
Tritanopia#9DD3D3
Tritanomaly#95D8A8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E00B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e00b: #87E00B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E00B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e00b': '#87E00B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.878, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_87e00b">#87E00B</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E00B"

More Green Colors

#87E00B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87E00B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E00B?

#87E00B is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 224, 11) in RGB and hsl(85, 91%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #87E00B?

#87E00B is rgb(135, 224, 11) — red 135, green 224, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E00B?

#87E00B converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 95%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E00B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E00B scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E00B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E00B 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.84, which is visibly different.

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