Information about #87C996 color

#87C996 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87C996 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 201, 150) — 52.9% red, 78.8% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 0 / 20 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#87C996 presents itself as a moderately toned leafy green — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of De York (#85CA87). Slightly further away sit Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) and Serenity (#8DBFA3).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 201, 150) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87C996 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87C996 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87C996 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #87C996

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Bay Leaf color link
Bay Leaf

#7BB18D

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87C996
  • RGB135, 201, 150
  • CMYK26, 0, 20, 21
  • CSSrgb(135, 201, 150)
  • HSL134°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise133.636°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV134°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB134°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.788, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.788, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.788, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87C996
  • DECIMAL ID8898966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01