Palettes / Colors / #87BC52

#87BC52 — Muted Green

#87BC52 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#87BC52 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8752BC; it also sits naturally between #BCBC52 and #52BC52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 74% · Blue 32%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87BC52

.text { color: #87BC52; }
.background { background-color: #87BC52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87BC52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 188, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87BC52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 188, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87BC52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 188, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87BC52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87BC52">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8752BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87BC52: #000000.

How #87BC52 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87BC52 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87BC52?

#87BC52 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 135, 188, 82). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87BC52?

#87BC52 is RGB 135, 188, 82 — HSL 90°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 56%, 26%.

What colors go with #87BC52?

Its complement is #8752BC; analogous partners are #BCBC52 and #52BC52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87BC52 for text?

Black text on #87BC52 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.