Close to Light Green
#87F8AE
#87F8AE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 97.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 89% saturation and 75% 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 #87F8AE.
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 #87F8AE as they’d see it.
#87F8AE 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 #87F8AE
What color is #87F8AE?
#87F8AE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 97.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 141°, with 89% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87F8AE in RGB?
#87F8AE is rgb(135, 248, 174): 135 red, 248 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87F8AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(46, 0, 30, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87F8AE?
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 #87F8AE?
Its complement #FDD6EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.