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#87FDA8 Color

#87FDA8 is rgb(135, 253, 168) in RGB, hsl(137, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 34%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FDA8
HEX#87FDA8
RGBrgb(135, 253, 168)
HSLhsl(137, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(137, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 34%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.159 151.1)
LABlab(90.86% -48.49 30.02)
LCHlch(90.86% 57.03 148.24)

What #87FDA8 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 #87FDA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.73Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.42Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.68Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.46Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.91Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.27

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

#87FDA8 Channel Values

How #87FDA8 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 253 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87FDA8 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87FDA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87FDA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87FDA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87FDA8
Complementary
#FD86DC
Analogous
#A0FD86
Analogous
#86FDE3
Triadic
#A886FD
Triadic
#FDA886
Split comp.
#E386FD
Split comp.
#FD86A0

Tints & Shades of #87FDA8

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

#96FDB3
#A5FEBE
#B4FEC9
#C8FED7
#D7FEE2
#E6FFED

Shades

#54FC84
#1DFC5C
#03E243
#03B034
#027E25
#014615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87FDA8.

How #87FDA8 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#87FDA8
Protanopia#EEEEA9
Protanomaly#CDF4A8
Deuteranopia#DFDFAC
Deuteranomaly#C2ECAA
Tritanopia#99F4F4
Tritanomaly#92F8DA
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FDA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87fda8: #87FDA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FDA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87fda8': '#87FDA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.992, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_87fda8">#87FDA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FDA8"

More Green Colors

#87FDA8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87FDA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87FDA8?

#87FDA8 is a light green — rgb(135, 253, 168) in RGB and hsl(137, 97%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #87FDA8?

#87FDA8 is rgb(135, 253, 168) — red 135, green 253, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FDA8?

#87FDA8 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 34%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FDA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FDA8 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87FDA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87FDA8 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 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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