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#87EE81 Color

#87EE81 is rgb(135, 238, 129) in RGB, hsl(117, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 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 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EE81
HEX#87EE81
RGBrgb(135, 238, 129)
HSLhsl(117, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(117, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.175 142.8)
LABlab(86.01% -47.24 42.80)
LCHlch(86.01% 63.74 137.83)

What #87EE81 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 #87EE81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.39Mint#98FF98ΔE 6.89Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.22Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.69Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.5Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.59

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

#87EE81 Channel Values

How #87EE81 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 238 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EE81 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EE81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EE81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EE81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EE81
Complementary
#E881EE
Analogous
#BDEE81
Analogous
#81EEB2
Triadic
#8187EE
Triadic
#EE8187
Split comp.
#B281EE
Split comp.
#EE81BD

Tints & Shades of #87EE81

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

#98F093
#A5F2A1
#B6F5B3
#C7F7C5
#D8F9D7
#E5FBE4

Shades

#5CE854
#35E22C
#23C11A
#1B9414
#13670E
#0B3F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EE81.

How #87EE81 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#87EE81
Protanopia#E1E182
Protanomaly#C3E681
Deuteranopia#D3D386
Deuteranomaly#BADE84
Tritanopia#9AE4E4
Tritanomaly#93E8C4
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EE81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ee81: #87EE81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EE81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ee81': '#87EE81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_87ee81">#87EE81</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EE81"

More Green Colors

#87EE81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EE81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EE81?

#87EE81 is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 129) in RGB and hsl(117, 76%, 72%) 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #87EE81?

#87EE81 is rgb(135, 238, 129) — red 135, green 238, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EE81?

#87EE81 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EE81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EE81 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EE81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EE81 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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