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#87EE9D Color

#87EE9D is rgb(135, 238, 157) in RGB, hsl(133, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 34%, 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 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EE9D
HEX#87EE9D
RGBrgb(135, 238, 157)
HSLhsl(133, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(133, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.148 149.4)
LABlab(86.37% -44.11 29.57)
LCHlch(86.37% 53.10 146.16)

What #87EE9D 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 #87EE9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.92Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.51Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.53Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.51Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.55Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.58

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

#87EE9D Channel Values

How #87EE9D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EE9D 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EE9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EE9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EE9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EE9D
Complementary
#EE87D7
Analogous
#A4EE87
Analogous
#87EED1
Triadic
#9D87EE
Triadic
#EE9D87
Split comp.
#D187EE
Split comp.
#EE87A4

Tints & Shades of #87EE9D

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

#98F0AB
#A6F2B6
#B8F5C5
#C5F7D0
#D7F9DE
#E4FBE9

Shades

#5AE779
#2DE154
#1BC03F
#169832
#0F6B23
#093E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EE9D.

How #87EE9D 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#87EE9D
Protanopia#E1E19E
Protanomaly#C3E69D
Deuteranopia#D3D3A1
Deuteranomaly#BADE9F
Tritanopia#97E6E6
Tritanomaly#91E9CD
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EE9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ee9d: #87EE9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EE9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ee9d': '#87EE9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_87ee9d">#87EE9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EE9D"

More Green Colors

#87EE9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EE9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EE9D?

#87EE9D is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 157) in RGB and hsl(133, 75%, 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #87EE9D?

#87EE9D is rgb(135, 238, 157) — red 135, green 238, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EE9D?

#87EE9D converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EE9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EE9D scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EE9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EE9D 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 6.92, 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.