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#87F17E Color

#87F17E is rgb(135, 241, 126) in RGB, hsl(115, 80%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87F17E
HEX#87F17E
RGBrgb(135, 241, 126)
HSLhsl(115, 80%, 72%)
HSVhsv(115, 48%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.182 142.3)
LABlab(86.86% -48.66 45.24)
LCHlch(86.86% 66.44 137.09)

What #87F17E 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 #87F17E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.07Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.6Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.13Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.5Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.71Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 18.61

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

#87F17E Channel Values

How #87F17E 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 241 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 80% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 48% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87F17E 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87F17E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87F17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87F17E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87F17E
Complementary
#E77EF1
Analogous
#C1F17E
Analogous
#7EF1AE
Triadic
#7E88F1
Triadic
#F17E88
Split comp.
#AE7EF1
Split comp.
#F17EC1

Tints & Shades of #87F17E

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

#99F391
#A6F49F
#B7F6B1
#C8F8C3
#D9FAD6
#E5FCE3

Shades

#5EEC51
#37E727
#25C516
#1C9711
#146A0C
#0C4007

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87F17E.

How #87F17E 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#87F17E
Protanopia#E3E37F
Protanomaly#C5E97E
Deuteranopia#D5D583
Deuteranomaly#BBE181
Tritanopia#9BE6E6
Tritanomaly#93EBC5
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87F17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87f17e: #87F17E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87F17E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87f17e': '#87F17E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.945, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_87f17e">#87F17E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87F17E"

More Green Colors

#87F17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87F17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87F17E?

#87F17E is a light green — rgb(135, 241, 126) in RGB and hsl(115, 80%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #87F17E?

#87F17E is rgb(135, 241, 126) — red 135, green 241, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87F17E?

#87F17E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87F17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87F17E scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87F17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87F17E 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 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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