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#87FF5C Color

#87FF5C is rgb(135, 255, 92) in RGB, hsl(104, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FF5C
HEX#87FF5C
RGBrgb(135, 255, 92)
HSLhsl(104, 100%, 68%)
HSVhsv(104, 64%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 64%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.227 138.5)
LABlab(90.66% -56.40 64.19)
LCHlch(90.66% 85.45 131.30)

What #87FF5C 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 #87FF5C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 9.38SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 12.79French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 13.91Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 15.17Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 17.55Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 19.15

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

#87FF5C Channel Values

How #87FF5C 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 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 100% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 64% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87FF5C 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87FF5C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87FF5C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87FF5C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87FF5C
Complementary
#D35CFF
Analogous
#D9FF5C
Analogous
#5CFF82
Triadic
#5C87FF
Triadic
#FF5C87
Split comp.
#825CFF
Split comp.
#FF5CD9

Tints & Shades of #87FF5C

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

#96FF70
#A9FF8A
#B8FF9E
#C7FFB3
#D6FFC7
#E9FFE0

Shades

#66FF2E
#44FF00
#38D100
#2A9E00
#1E7000
#124200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87FF5C.

How #87FF5C 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#87FF5C
Protanopia#F0F05D
Protanomaly#CEF65D
Deuteranopia#E1E164
Deuteranomaly#C3ED61
Tritanopia#A1F2F2
Tritanomaly#97F7C8
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FF5C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ff5c: #87FF5C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FF5C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ff5c': '#87FF5C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 1.000, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_87ff5c">#87FF5C</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FF5C"

More Green Colors

#87FF5C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87FF5C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87FF5C?

#87FF5C is a light green — rgb(135, 255, 92) in RGB and hsl(104, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.38.

What is the RGB value of #87FF5C?

#87FF5C is rgb(135, 255, 92) — red 135, green 255, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FF5C?

#87FF5C converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 64%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FF5C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FF5C scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87FF5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87FF5C 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.15, which is visibly different.

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