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#87EC7E Color

#87EC7E is rgb(135, 236, 126) in RGB, hsl(115, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 47%, 7%) 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 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EC7E
HEX#87EC7E
RGBrgb(135, 236, 126)
HSLhsl(115, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(115, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.175 142.2)
LABlab(85.40% -46.78 43.46)
LCHlch(85.40% 63.85 137.11)

What #87EC7E 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 #87EC7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.11Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.71Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.96Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.1Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.12Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.02

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

#87EC7E Channel Values

How #87EC7E 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 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EC7E 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EC7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EC7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EC7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EC7E
Complementary
#E37EEC
Analogous
#BEEC7E
Analogous
#7EECAC
Triadic
#7E87EC
Triadic
#EC7E87
Split comp.
#AC7EEC
Split comp.
#EC7EBE

Tints & Shades of #87EC7E

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

#98EE90
#A8F1A2
#B9F4B4
#C5F6C1
#D6F8D3
#E6FBE4

Shades

#5EE552
#39DF2A
#29BA1C
#209216
#16660F
#0E3E09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EC7E.

How #87EC7E 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#87EC7E
Protanopia#DFDF7F
Protanomaly#C2E47E
Deuteranopia#D2D283
Deuteranomaly#B8DD81
Tritanopia#9AE2E2
Tritanomaly#93E6C2
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EC7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ec7e: #87EC7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EC7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ec7e': '#87EC7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.925, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_87ec7e">#87EC7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EC7E"

More Green Colors

#87EC7E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EC7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EC7E?

#87EC7E is a light green — rgb(135, 236, 126) in RGB and hsl(115, 74%, 71%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #87EC7E?

#87EC7E is rgb(135, 236, 126) — red 135, green 236, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EC7E?

#87EC7E converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EC7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EC7E scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EC7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EC7E 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 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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