Palettes / Colors / #87F156

#87F156 — Vivid Green

#87F156 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #87F156 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.

#87F156 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 #C055F1; it also sits naturally between #D5F155 and #55F172. 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 95% · Blue 34%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87F156

.text { color: #87F156; }
.background { background-color: #87F156; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87F156; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 241, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 85%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87F156; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 241, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87F156; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 241, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87F156">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87F156">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C055F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87F156: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87F156

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 #87F156 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 #87F156 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

← #87F155  ·  #87F157 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87F156?

#87F156 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 135, 241, 86). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87F156?

#87F156 is RGB 135, 241, 86 — HSL 101°, 85%, 64% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 64%, 5%.

What colors go with #87F156?

Its complement is #C055F1; analogous partners are #D5F155 and #55F172. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87F156 for text?

Black text on #87F156 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.