Close to Dark Sea Green
#87BC88
#87BC88 is a light, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 121°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #87BC88.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.19:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #87BC88 as they’d see it.
#87BC88 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #87BC88
What color is #87BC88?
#87BC88 is a light, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 121°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87BC88 in RGB?
#87BC88 is rgb(135, 188, 136): 135 red, 188 green, and 136 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87BC88 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(28, 0, 28, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87BC88?
PANTONE 345 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #87BC88?
Its complement #D49DD2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.