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#87E208 Color

#87E208 is rgb(135, 226, 8) in RGB, hsl(85, 93%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 96%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E208
HEX#87E208
RGBrgb(135, 226, 8)
HSLhsl(85, 93%, 46%)
HSVhsv(85, 96%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 96%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.23 132.7)
LABlab(81.80% -48.99 77.14)
LCHlch(81.80% 91.38 122.42)

What #87E208 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 #87E208, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.48Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.02French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.22Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 11.22Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 12.41Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 13.09

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

#87E208 Channel Values

How #87E208 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 226 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 93% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 96% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 11%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 #87E208 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 #87E208 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E208

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E208; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E208
Complementary
#6308E2
Analogous
#E2D008
Analogous
#1AE208
Triadic
#0887E2
Triadic
#E20887
Split comp.
#081AE2
Split comp.
#D008E2

Tints & Shades of #87E208

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

#9AF718
#ABF83F
#BAF962
#CBFB89
#DAFCAB
#ECFDD3

Shades

#76C507
#64A706
#528A05
#416C04
#2F4F03
#1D3102

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E208.

How #87E208 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#87E208
Protanopia#D6D60F
Protanomaly#BCDB0C
Deuteranopia#CACA23
Deuteranomaly#B3D41B
Tritanopia#9DD5D5
Tritanomaly#95DAAA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E208 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e208: #87E208;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E208;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e208': '#87E208' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.886, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_87e208">#87E208</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E208"

More Green Colors

#87E208 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E208 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E208?

#87E208 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 226, 8) in RGB and hsl(85, 93%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #87E208?

#87E208 is rgb(135, 226, 8) — red 135, green 226, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E208?

#87E208 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 96%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E208 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E208 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 #87E208 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E208 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 11.22, which is visibly different.

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