Close to Light Green
#87EEAA
#87EEAA is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 93.3% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 75% saturation and 73% 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 #87EEAA.
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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #87EEAA as they’d see it.
#87EEAA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #87EEAA
What color is #87EEAA?
#87EEAA is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 93.3% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87EEAA in RGB?
#87EEAA is rgb(135, 238, 170): 135 red, 238 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87EEAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(43, 0, 29, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87EEAA?
PANTONE 351 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #87EEAA?
Its complement #FFC9EB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.