#87EEA7 Color

#87EEA7 is rgb(135, 238, 167) in RGB, hsl(139, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 30%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), visibly different at ΔE 11.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EEA7

HEX#87EEA7

RGBrgb(135, 238, 167)

HSLhsl(139, 75%, 73%)

HSVhsv(139, 43%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 30%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.139 152.6)

LABlab(86.52% -42.83 24.74)

LCHlch(86.52% 49.46 149.99)

What #87EEA7 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 #87EEA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.66 Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.78 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.66 Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.82 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.04 Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 15.1

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

#87EEA7 Channel Values

How #87EEA7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 135 · G 238 · B 167	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 139° · S 75% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 139° · S 43% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.42:1 vs white · 14.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EEA7 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 text14.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87EEA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EEA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #87EEA7

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.

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How #87EEA7 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#87EEA7

Protanopia#E1E1A8

Protanomaly#C3E6A7

Deuteranopia#D3D3AA

Deuteranomaly#BADEA9

Tritanopia#95E7E7

Tritanomaly#90EAD0

Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #87EEA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eea7: #87EEA7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EEA7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eea7': '#87EEA7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.655)

Android XML<color name="color_87eea7">#87EEA7</color>

SVG fillfill="#87EEA7"

More Green Colors

#87EEA7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#87EEA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EEA7?

#87EEA7 is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 167) in RGB and hsl(139, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.66.

What is the RGB value of #87EEA7?

#87EEA7 is rgb(135, 238, 167) — red 135, green 238, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EEA7?

#87EEA7 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 30%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EEA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EEA7 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EEA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EEA7 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 11.66, which is visibly different.

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