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#87EC22 Color

#87EC22 is rgb(135, 236, 34) in RGB, hsl(90, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 86%, 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 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EC22
HEX#87EC22
RGBrgb(135, 236, 34)
HSLhsl(90, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(90, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 86%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.235 134.1)
LABlab(84.80% -52.20 76.08)
LCHlch(84.80% 92.27 124.45)

What #87EC22 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 #87EC22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.39Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.98Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 9.08Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 10.36Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 11.19Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 11.98

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

#87EC22 Channel Values

How #87EC22 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 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EC22 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EC22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EC22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EC22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EC22
Complementary
#8722EC
Analogous
#ECEC22
Analogous
#22EC22
Triadic
#2287EC
Triadic
#EC2287
Split comp.
#2222EC
Split comp.
#EC22EC

Tints & Shades of #87EC22

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

#96EE3F
#A8F15F
#B8F47C
#C9F69C
#D9F9B9
#EBFCD9

Shades

#75D813
#63B710
#52960D
#40750A
#2E5407
#1C3404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EC22.

How #87EC22 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#87EC22
Protanopia#DFDF25
Protanomaly#C2E424
Deuteranopia#D2D233
Deuteranomaly#B8DD2D
Tritanopia#9FDFDF
Tritanomaly#96E4B2
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EC22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ec22: #87EC22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EC22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ec22': '#87EC22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.925, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_87ec22">#87EC22</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EC22"

More Green Colors

#87EC22 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EC22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EC22?

#87EC22 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 236, 34) in RGB and hsl(90, 84%, 53%) 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #87EC22?

#87EC22 is rgb(135, 236, 34) — red 135, green 236, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EC22?

#87EC22 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 86%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EC22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EC22 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EC22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EC22 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 10.36, which is visibly different.

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