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#87F240 Color

#87F240 is rgb(135, 242, 64) in RGB, hsl(96, 87%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 74%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87F240
HEX#87F240
RGBrgb(135, 242, 64)
HSLhsl(96, 87%, 60%)
HSVhsv(96, 74%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 74%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.229 135.8)
LABlab(86.68% -53.34 70.08)
LCHlch(86.68% 88.07 127.27)

What #87F240 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 #87F240, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 8.41Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 11.18Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.46SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 11.54Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 13.64Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 15.41

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

#87F240 Channel Values

How #87F240 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 242 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 87% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 74% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87F240 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 text14.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87F240 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87F240

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87F240; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87F240
Complementary
#AB40F2
Analogous
#E0F240
Analogous
#40F252
Triadic
#4087F2
Triadic
#F24087
Split comp.
#5240F2
Split comp.
#F240E0

Tints & Shades of #87F240

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

#96F358
#A8F575
#B7F78D
#C9F9A9
#D8FBC1
#EAFDDE

Shades

#6FEF1A
#5DD20F
#4CAC0C
#3B8609
#2A5F07
#193904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87F240.

How #87F240 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#87F240
Protanopia#E4E442
Protanomaly#C6EA41
Deuteranopia#D6D64A
Deuteranomaly#BCE246
Tritanopia#9FE5E5
Tritanomaly#96EABA
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #87F240 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87f240: #87F240;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87F240;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87f240': '#87F240' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.949, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_87f240">#87F240</color>
SVG fillfill="#87F240"

More Green Colors

#87F240 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87F240 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87F240?

#87F240 is a light green — rgb(135, 242, 64) in RGB and hsl(96, 87%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #87F240?

#87F240 is rgb(135, 242, 64) — red 135, green 242, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87F240?

#87F240 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 74%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87F240 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87F240 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87F240 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87F240 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.64, which is visibly different.

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