Palettes / Colors / #87EE8A

#87EE8A — Light Green

#87EE8A is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #87EE8A 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.

#87EE8A is a warm-leaning 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 #EE87EA; it also sits naturally between #B7EE87 and #87EEBE. 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 54%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87EE8A

.text { color: #87EE8A; }
.background { background-color: #87EE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87EE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 238, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87EE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 238, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87EE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 238, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87EE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87EE8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE87EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87EE8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87EE8A

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 #87EE8A 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 #87EE8A 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

← #87EE89  ·  #87EE8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87EE8A?

#87EE8A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 135, 238, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87EE8A?

#87EE8A is RGB 135, 238, 138 — HSL 122°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 42%, 7%.

What colors go with #87EE8A?

Its complement is #EE87EA; analogous partners are #B7EE87 and #87EEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87EE8A for text?

Black text on #87EE8A has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.