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#87F79F Color

#87F79F is rgb(135, 247, 159) in RGB, hsl(133, 88%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87F79F
HEX#87F79F
RGBrgb(135, 247, 159)
HSLhsl(133, 88%, 75%)
HSVhsv(133, 45%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.159 149.2)
LABlab(89.00% -47.33 32.03)
LCHlch(89.00% 57.15 145.91)

What #87F79F 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 #87F79F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.59Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 6.67Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.99Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.9Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.07Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 14.54

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

#87F79F Channel Values

How #87F79F 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 247 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 88% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 45% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87F79F 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87F79F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87F79F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87F79F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87F79F
Complementary
#F787DF
Analogous
#A7F787
Analogous
#87F7D8
Triadic
#9F87F7
Triadic
#F79F87
Split comp.
#D887F7
Split comp.
#F787A7

Tints & Shades of #87F79F

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

#96F8AB
#A9F9BA
#B7FAC6
#C5FBD1
#D4FCDD
#E7FDEC

Shades

#57F479
#27F153
#0ED83A
#0AA32B
#07731F
#044312

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87F79F.

How #87F79F 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#87F79F
Protanopia#E9E9A0
Protanomaly#C9EF9F
Deuteranopia#DADAA3
Deuteranomaly#BFE6A1
Tritanopia#99EEEE
Tritanomaly#92F2D3
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87F79F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87f79f: #87F79F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87F79F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87f79f': '#87F79F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.969, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_87f79f">#87F79F</color>
SVG fillfill="#87F79F"

More Green Colors

#87F79F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87F79F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87F79F?

#87F79F is a light green — rgb(135, 247, 159) in RGB and hsl(133, 88%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #87F79F?

#87F79F is rgb(135, 247, 159) — red 135, green 247, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87F79F?

#87F79F converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87F79F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87F79F scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87F79F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87F79F 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 6.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.