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#87EEB8 Color

#87EEB8 is rgb(135, 238, 184) in RGB, hsl(149, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EEB8
HEX#87EEB8
RGBrgb(135, 238, 184)
HSLhsl(149, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(149, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.124 159.5)
LABlab(86.80% -40.45 16.45)
LCHlch(86.80% 43.67 157.87)

What #87EEB8 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 #87EEB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.54Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 7.96Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.92Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.19Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.86Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.44

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

#87EEB8 Channel Values

How #87EEB8 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 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EEB8 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EEB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EEB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EEB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EEB8
Complementary
#EE87BC
Analogous
#88EE87
Analogous
#87EEEC
Triadic
#B887EE
Triadic
#EEB887
Split comp.
#EC87EE
Split comp.
#EE8788

Tints & Shades of #87EEB8

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

#98F0C3
#A6F2CB
#B8F5D5
#C5F7DD
#D7F9E7
#E4FBEF

Shades

#5AE79E
#2DE184
#1BC06B
#169855
#0F6B3C
#093E23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EEB8.

How #87EEB8 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#87EEB8
Protanopia#E1E1B8
Protanomaly#C3E6B8
Deuteranopia#D3D3BB
Deuteranomaly#BADEBA
Tritanopia#93E8E8
Tritanomaly#8EEAD7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EEB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eeb8: #87EEB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EEB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eeb8': '#87EEB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_87eeb8">#87EEB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EEB8"

More Green Colors

#87EEB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87EEB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EEB8?

#87EEB8 is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 184) in RGB and hsl(149, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.54.

What is the RGB value of #87EEB8?

#87EEB8 is rgb(135, 238, 184) — red 135, green 238, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EEB8?

#87EEB8 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EEB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EEB8 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EEB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EEB8 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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