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#87F42F Color

#87F42F is rgb(135, 244, 47) in RGB, hsl(93, 90%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 81%, 4%) 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 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87F42F
HEX#87F42F
RGBrgb(135, 244, 47)
HSLhsl(93, 90%, 57%)
HSVhsv(93, 81%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 81%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.24 135.2)
LABlab(87.20% -54.68 75.30)
LCHlch(87.20% 93.06 125.98)

What #87F42F 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 #87F42F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 5.82Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 6.41Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 10.37Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 10.48Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.71Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 10.95

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

#87F42F Channel Values

How #87F42F 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 244 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 90% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 81% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87F42F 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 text15.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87F42F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87F42F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87F42F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87F42F
Complementary
#9B2FF4
Analogous
#EAF42F
Analogous
#2FF439
Triadic
#2F87F4
Triadic
#F42F87
Split comp.
#392FF4
Split comp.
#F42FEA

Tints & Shades of #87F42F

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

#98F64C
#A9F769
#BAF986
#C7FA9E
#D8FBBB
#E9FDD8

Shades

#72ED0C
#61CB0B
#4FA509
#3F8307
#2C5C05
#1C3A03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87F42F.

How #87F42F 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#87F42F
Protanopia#E6E632
Protanomaly#C7EC31
Deuteranopia#D8D83D
Deuteranomaly#BDE438
Tritanopia#A0E6E6
Tritanomaly#97ECB9
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87F42F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87f42f: #87F42F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87F42F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87f42f': '#87F42F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.957, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_87f42f">#87F42F</color>
SVG fillfill="#87F42F"

More Green Colors

#87F42F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87F42F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87F42F?

#87F42F is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 244, 47) in RGB and hsl(93, 90%, 57%) 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 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #87F42F?

#87F42F is rgb(135, 244, 47) — red 135, green 244, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87F42F?

#87F42F converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 81%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87F42F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87F42F scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87F42F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87F42F 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.37, which is visibly different.

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