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#87FF66 Color

#87FF66 is rgb(135, 255, 102) in RGB, hsl(107, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 60%, 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 8.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FF66
HEX#87FF66
RGBrgb(135, 255, 102)
HSLhsl(107, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(107, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 60%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.22 139.4)
LABlab(90.73% -55.73 60.29)
LCHlch(90.73% 82.10 132.75)

What #87FF66 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 #87FF66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 8.42SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 14.04French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 17.29Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 19.07Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 19.13Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 19.52

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

#87FF66 Channel Values

How #87FF66 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 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87FF66 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 text16.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87FF66 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87FF66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87FF66; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87FF66
Complementary
#DE66FF
Analogous
#D4FF66
Analogous
#66FF91
Triadic
#6687FF
Triadic
#FF6687
Split comp.
#9166FF
Split comp.
#FF66D4

Tints & Shades of #87FF66

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

#97FF7A
#A7FF8F
#B7FFA3
#C7FFB8
#D7FFCC
#E7FFE0

Shades

#63FF38
#3BFF05
#2ED600
#23A300
#197500
#0E4200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87FF66.

How #87FF66 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#87FF66
Protanopia#F0F067
Protanomaly#CEF667
Deuteranopia#E1E16D
Deuteranomaly#C3ED6A
Tritanopia#A0F2F2
Tritanomaly#97F8CA
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FF66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87ff66: #87FF66;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FF66;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87ff66': '#87FF66' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 1.000, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_87ff66">#87FF66</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FF66"

More Green Colors

#87FF66 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87FF66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87FF66?

#87FF66 is a light green — rgb(135, 255, 102) in RGB and hsl(107, 100%, 70%) 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 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #87FF66?

#87FF66 is rgb(135, 255, 102) — red 135, green 255, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FF66?

#87FF66 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 60%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FF66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FF66 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87FF66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87FF66 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.07, which is visibly different.

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