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#87E06C Color

#87E06C is rgb(135, 224, 108) in RGB, hsl(106, 65%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 12%) 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 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E06C
HEX#87E06C
RGBrgb(135, 224, 108)
HSLhsl(106, 65%, 65%)
HSVhsv(106, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.175 138.8)
LABlab(81.69% -43.84 47.42)
LCHlch(81.69% 64.58 132.76)

What #87E06C 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 #87E06C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.76Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.09Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.17Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.26Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.63Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.86

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

#87E06C Channel Values

How #87E06C 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 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 65% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E06C 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E06C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E06C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E06C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E06C
Complementary
#C56CE0
Analogous
#C1E06C
Analogous
#6CE08B
Triadic
#6C87E0
Triadic
#E06C87
Split comp.
#8B6CE0
Split comp.
#E06CC1

Tints & Shades of #87E06C

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

#98E481
#A6E892
#B7ECA7
#C8F1BC
#D9F5D1
#E7F9E2

Shades

#68D846
#50CA2B
#41A423
#327E1B
#235813
#16370C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E06C.

How #87E06C 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#87E06C
Protanopia#D4D46D
Protanomaly#BAD96C
Deuteranopia#C8C871
Deuteranomaly#B2D26F
Tritanopia#99D6D6
Tritanomaly#92DAB5
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E06C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e06c: #87E06C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E06C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e06c': '#87E06C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.878, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_87e06c">#87E06C</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E06C"

More Green Colors

#87E06C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E06C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E06C?

#87E06C is a light green — rgb(135, 224, 108) in RGB and hsl(106, 65%, 65%) 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 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #87E06C?

#87E06C is rgb(135, 224, 108) — red 135, green 224, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E06C?

#87E06C converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E06C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E06C scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E06C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E06C 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 12.09, which is visibly different.

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