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#87FF42 Color

#87FF42 is rgb(135, 255, 66) in RGB, hsl(98, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 74%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Frost (#87FF2A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FF42
HEX#87FF42
RGBrgb(135, 255, 66)
HSLhsl(98, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(98, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 74%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.243 136.8)
LABlab(90.51% -57.78 73.08)
LCHlch(90.51% 93.17 128.33)

What #87FF42 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 #87FF42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 6.17French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 8.23Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 10.67Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 11.4Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 12.38Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 13.65

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

#87FF42 Channel Values

How #87FF42 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 255 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87FF42 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87FF42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87FF42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87FF42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87FF42
Complementary
#BA42FF
Analogous
#E6FF42
Analogous
#42FF5B
Triadic
#4287FF
Triadic
#FF4287
Split comp.
#5B42FF
Split comp.
#FF42E6

Tints & Shades of #87FF42

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

#98FF5C
#A8FF75
#B8FF8F
#C8FFA8
#D8FFC2
#E8FFDB

Shades

#6EFF1A
#56EB00
#47C200
#369400
#276B00
#163D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87FF42.

How #87FF42 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#87FF42
Protanopia#F0F044
Protanomaly#CEF643
Deuteranopia#E1E14E
Deuteranomaly#C3ED49
Tritanopia#A2F1F1
Tritanomaly#98F7C4
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FF42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ff42: #87FF42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FF42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ff42': '#87FF42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 1.000, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_87ff42">#87FF42</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FF42"

More Green Colors

#87FF42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87FF42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87FF42?

#87FF42 is a light green — rgb(135, 255, 66) in RGB and hsl(98, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Frost (#87FF2A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #87FF42?

#87FF42 is rgb(135, 255, 66) — red 135, green 255, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FF42?

#87FF42 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 74%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FF42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FF42 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87FF42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87FF42 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 10.67, which is visibly different.

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