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#87E38D Color

#87E38D is rgb(135, 227, 141) in RGB, hsl(124, 62%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 38%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E38D
HEX#87E38D
RGBrgb(135, 227, 141)
HSLhsl(124, 62%, 71%)
HSVhsv(124, 41%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 38%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.148 145.5)
LABlab(82.95% -41.70 33.10)
LCHlch(82.95% 53.24 141.56)

What #87E38D 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 #87E38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.09Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 9Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.75Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.94Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.64Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.76

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

#87E38D Channel Values

How #87E38D 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 227 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 62% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 41% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E38D 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E38D
Complementary
#E387DD
Analogous
#AFE387
Analogous
#87E3BB
Triadic
#8D87E3
Triadic
#E38D87
Split comp.
#BB87E3
Split comp.
#E387AF

Tints & Shades of #87E38D

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

#98E79D
#A8EBAD
#B9EFBC
#C5F1C8
#D6F5D8
#E6F9E7

Shades

#5ED966
#39D043
#29AE32
#208827
#165F1B
#0E3A11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E38D.

How #87E38D 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#87E38D
Protanopia#D7D78E
Protanomaly#BCDC8D
Deuteranopia#CBCB90
Deuteranomaly#B3D58F
Tritanopia#96DBDB
Tritanomaly#90DEC0
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e38d: #87E38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e38d': '#87E38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.890, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_87e38d">#87E38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E38D"

More Green Colors

#87E38D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E38D?

#87E38D is a light green — rgb(135, 227, 141) in RGB and hsl(124, 62%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #87E38D?

#87E38D is rgb(135, 227, 141) — red 135, green 227, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E38D?

#87E38D converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 38%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E38D scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E38D 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.