Close to Leaf
#87BF58
#87BF58 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Leaf. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 93°, with 45% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #87BF58.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.18:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.62:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.18:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.62:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #87BF58 as they’d see it.
#87BF58 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #87BF58
What color is #87BF58?
#87BF58 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Leaf. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 93°, with 45% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87BF58 in RGB?
#87BF58 is rgb(135, 191, 88): 135 red, 191 green, and 88 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87BF58 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(29, 0, 54, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87BF58?
PANTONE 7487 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #87BF58?
Its complement #D198FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.