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#87F8A3 Color

#87F8A3 is rgb(135, 248, 163) in RGB, hsl(135, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 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 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87F8A3
HEX#87F8A3
RGBrgb(135, 248, 163)
HSLhsl(135, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(135, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.157 150.2)
LABlab(89.35% -47.22 30.50)
LCHlch(89.35% 56.21 147.14)

What #87F8A3 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 #87F8A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.74Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.95Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.31Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.95Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.39Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 14.85

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

#87F8A3 Channel Values

How #87F8A3 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 248 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 15.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87F8A3 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87F8A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87F8A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87F8A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87F8A3
Complementary
#F887DC
Analogous
#A3F887
Analogous
#87F8DC
Triadic
#A387F8
Triadic
#F8A387
Split comp.
#DC87F8
Split comp.
#F887A3

Tints & Shades of #87F8A3

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

#95F9AE
#A8FABD
#B7FBC8
#C5FCD3
#D4FCDE
#E7FEED

Shades

#56F57E
#26F259
#0DD940
#0AA430
#077422
#044314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87F8A3.

How #87F8A3 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#87F8A3
Protanopia#EAEAA4
Protanomaly#CAF0A3
Deuteranopia#DBDBA7
Deuteranomaly#BFE7A5
Tritanopia#98EFEF
Tritanomaly#92F3D5
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87F8A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87f8a3: #87F8A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87F8A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87f8a3': '#87F8A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.973, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_87f8a3">#87F8A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#87F8A3"

More Green Colors

#87F8A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87F8A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87F8A3?

#87F8A3 is a light green — rgb(135, 248, 163) in RGB and hsl(135, 89%, 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 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #87F8A3?

#87F8A3 is rgb(135, 248, 163) — red 135, green 248, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87F8A3?

#87F8A3 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87F8A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87F8A3 scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87F8A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87F8A3 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 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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