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#87E02E Color

#87E02E is rgb(135, 224, 46) in RGB, hsl(90, 74%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 79%, 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 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E02E
HEX#87E02E
RGBrgb(135, 224, 46)
HSLhsl(90, 74%, 53%)
HSVhsv(90, 79%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 79%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.217 133.4)
LABlab(81.29% -47.49 70.36)
LCHlch(81.29% 84.88 124.02)

What #87E02E 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 #87E02E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.75Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.3French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 11.91SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 13.78Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 14.91Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 15.73

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

#87E02E Channel Values

How #87E02E 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 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 74% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 79% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E02E 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 text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E02E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E02E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E02E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E02E
Complementary
#872EE0
Analogous
#E0E02E
Analogous
#2EE02E
Triadic
#2E87E0
Triadic
#E02E87
Split comp.
#2E2EE0
Split comp.
#E02EE0

Tints & Shades of #87E02E

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

#96E449
#A8E868
#B8EC83
#C9F1A2
#D9F5BC
#EBFADC

Shades

#75CC1E
#63AD1A
#528E15
#406F11
#2E500C
#1C3107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E02E.

How #87E02E 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#87E02E
Protanopia#D4D430
Protanomaly#BAD92F
Deuteranopia#C8C839
Deuteranomaly#B2D235
Tritanopia#9CD3D3
Tritanomaly#94D9AA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E02E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e02e: #87E02E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E02E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e02e': '#87E02E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.878, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_87e02e">#87E02E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E02E"

More Green Colors

#87E02E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E02E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E02E?

#87E02E is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 224, 46) in RGB and hsl(90, 74%, 53%) 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 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #87E02E?

#87E02E is rgb(135, 224, 46) — red 135, green 224, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E02E?

#87E02E converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 79%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E02E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E02E scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E02E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E02E 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 14.91, which is visibly different.

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