Palettes / Colors / #87EDBC

#87EDBC — Light Green

#87EDBC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #87EDBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#87EDBC is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ED87B8; it also sits naturally between #87ED89 and #87EBED. 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 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87EDBC

.text { color: #87EDBC; }
.background { background-color: #87EDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87EDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 237, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 74%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87EDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 237, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87EDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 237, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED87B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87EDBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87EDBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #87EDBC 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 #87EDBC 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 #87EDBC?

#87EDBC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 135, 237, 188). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87EDBC?

#87EDBC is RGB 135, 237, 188 — HSL 151°, 74%, 73% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #87EDBC?

Its complement is #ED87B8; analogous partners are #87ED89 and #87EBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87EDBC for text?

Black text on #87EDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.