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#87EC04 Color

#87EC04 is rgb(135, 236, 4) in RGB, hsl(86, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 98%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EC04
HEX#87EC04
RGBrgb(135, 236, 4)
HSLhsl(86, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(86, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 98%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.241 133.6)
LABlab(84.76% -52.63 79.72)
LCHlch(84.76% 95.52 123.43)

What #87EC04 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 #87EC04, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 7.17Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 8.26Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 8.48Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 9.63Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.73Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 9.86

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

#87EC04 Channel Values

How #87EC04 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 236 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EC04 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EC04 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EC04

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EC04; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EC04
Complementary
#6804EC
Analogous
#ECDD04
Analogous
#13EC04
Triadic
#0487EC
Triadic
#EC0487
Split comp.
#0413EC
Split comp.
#DD04EC

Tints & Shades of #87EC04

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

#99FB18
#ABFC40
#BAFD63
#CAFD86
#D9FEAA
#EBFED2

Shades

#76CE03
#65B003
#549202
#3F6F02
#2E5001
#1D3201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EC04.

How #87EC04 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#87EC04
Protanopia#DFDF0D
Protanomaly#C2E409
Deuteranopia#D2D224
Deuteranomaly#B8DD1B
Tritanopia#9FDEDE
Tritanomaly#96E4B1
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EC04 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ec04: #87EC04;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EC04;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ec04': '#87EC04' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.925, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_87ec04">#87EC04</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EC04"

More Green Colors

#87EC04 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EC04 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EC04?

#87EC04 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 236, 4) in RGB and hsl(86, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #87EC04?

#87EC04 is rgb(135, 236, 4) — red 135, green 236, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EC04?

#87EC04 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 98%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EC04 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EC04 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EC04 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EC04 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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