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#87FDAA Color

#87FDAA is rgb(135, 253, 170) in RGB, hsl(138, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 33%, 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 9.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FDAA
HEX#87FDAA
RGBrgb(135, 253, 170)
HSLhsl(138, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(138, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 33%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.158 151.7)
LABlab(90.89% -48.23 29.07)
LCHlch(90.89% 56.31 148.93)

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

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.51Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.97Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.55Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.17Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.53Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.57

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

#87FDAA Channel Values

How #87FDAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87FDAA 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 text16.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87FDAA

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

Base
#87FDAA
Complementary
#FD86DA
Analogous
#9EFD86
Analogous
#86FDE5
Triadic
#AA86FD
Triadic
#FDAA86
Split comp.
#E586FD
Split comp.
#FD869E

Tints & Shades of #87FDAA

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

#96FDB5
#A5FEBF
#B4FECA
#C8FED8
#D7FEE3
#E6FFED

Shades

#54FC87
#1DFC60
#03E246
#03B037
#027E27
#014616

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

How #87FDAA 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#87FDAA
Protanopia#EEEEAB
Protanomaly#CDF4AA
Deuteranopia#DFDFAE
Deuteranomaly#C2ECAC
Tritanopia#98F5F5
Tritanomaly#92F8DB
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FDAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87fdaa: #87FDAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FDAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87fdaa': '#87FDAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.992, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_87fdaa">#87FDAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FDAA"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87FDAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87FDAA?

#87FDAA is a light green — rgb(135, 253, 170) in RGB and hsl(138, 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 9.51.

What is the RGB value of #87FDAA?

#87FDAA is rgb(135, 253, 170) — red 135, green 253, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FDAA?

#87FDAA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 33%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FDAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FDAA scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87FDAA 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 9.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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