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#87EB7A Color

#87EB7A is rgb(135, 235, 122) in RGB, hsl(113, 74%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 8%) 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 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EB7A
HEX#87EB7A
RGBrgb(135, 235, 122)
HSLhsl(113, 74%, 70%)
HSVhsv(113, 48%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.177 141.5)
LABlab(85.06% -46.79 44.93)
LCHlch(85.06% 64.87 136.16)

What #87EB7A 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 #87EB7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.75Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.84Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.25Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.46Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.1Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.22

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

#87EB7A Channel Values

How #87EB7A 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 235 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 74% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 48% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EB7A 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EB7A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EB7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EB7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EB7A
Complementary
#DE7AEB
Analogous
#C0EB7A
Analogous
#7AEBA5
Triadic
#7A87EB
Triadic
#EB7A87
Split comp.
#A57AEB
Split comp.
#EB7AC0

Tints & Shades of #87EB7A

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

#97EE8C
#A7F09D
#B7F3AF
#C7F6C1
#D7F8D3
#E7FBE4

Shades

#63E552
#3BDF26
#2EBA1C
#238E15
#19660F
#0E3A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EB7A.

How #87EB7A 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#87EB7A
Protanopia#DEDE7B
Protanomaly#C1E37A
Deuteranopia#D1D17F
Deuteranomaly#B8DC7D
Tritanopia#9AE1E1
Tritanomaly#93E5C0
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EB7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eb7a: #87EB7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EB7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eb7a': '#87EB7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.922, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_87eb7a">#87EB7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EB7A"

More Green Colors

#87EB7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EB7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EB7A?

#87EB7A is a light green — rgb(135, 235, 122) in RGB and hsl(113, 74%, 70%) 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 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #87EB7A?

#87EB7A is rgb(135, 235, 122) — red 135, green 235, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EB7A?

#87EB7A converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EB7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EB7A scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EB7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EB7A 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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