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#87EDA2 Color

#87EDA2 is rgb(135, 237, 162) in RGB, hsl(136, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 7%) 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 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EDA2
HEX#87EDA2
RGBrgb(135, 237, 162)
HSLhsl(136, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(136, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.142 151)
LABlab(86.15% -43.09 26.77)
LCHlch(86.15% 50.73 148.14)

What #87EDA2 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 #87EDA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.63Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.23Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.71Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.26Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.28Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.96

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

#87EDA2 Channel Values

How #87EDA2 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 237 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EDA2 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EDA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EDA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EDA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EDA2
Complementary
#ED87D2
Analogous
#9FED87
Analogous
#87EDD5
Triadic
#A287ED
Triadic
#EDA287
Split comp.
#D587ED
Split comp.
#ED879F

Tints & Shades of #87EDA2

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

#99F0B0
#A6F2BA
#B8F4C8
#C5F6D2
#D7F9E0
#E4FBEA

Shades

#5BE680
#2EE05E
#1DBF48
#179739
#106A28
#093E17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EDA2.

How #87EDA2 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#87EDA2
Protanopia#E0E0A3
Protanomaly#C3E5A2
Deuteranopia#D2D2A5
Deuteranomaly#B9DEA4
Tritanopia#96E5E5
Tritanomaly#90E8CE
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EDA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eda2: #87EDA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EDA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eda2': '#87EDA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.929, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_87eda2">#87EDA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EDA2"

More Green Colors

#87EDA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EDA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EDA2?

#87EDA2 is a light green — rgb(135, 237, 162) in RGB and hsl(136, 74%, 73%) 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 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #87EDA2?

#87EDA2 is rgb(135, 237, 162) — red 135, green 237, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EDA2?

#87EDA2 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EDA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EDA2 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EDA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EDA2 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 9.63, 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.