Palettes / Colors / #87F260
#87F260 — Light Vivid Green
#87F260 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #87F260 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.
#87F260 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 #CB5FF2; it also sits naturally between #D0F25F and #5FF281. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #87F260 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 135, 242, 96 |
| HSL | 104°, 85%, 66% |
| HSV | 104°, 60%, 95% |
| CMYK | 44%, 0%, 60%, 5% |
| XYZ | 43.86, 69.50, 22.17 |
| Yxy | 69.50, 0.3236, 0.5128 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.75, -56.53, 59.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.37, -48.29, 39.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 95% · Blue 38%
Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #87F260
.text { color: #87F260; }
.background { background-color: #87F260; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87F260; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 242, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 85%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87F260; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 242, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87F260; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 242, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#87F260">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87F260">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CB5FF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #87F260: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87F260
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #87F260: ·
How #87F260 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 #87F260 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #87F260?
#87F260 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 135, 242, 96). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #87F260?
#87F260 is RGB 135, 242, 96 — HSL 104°, 85%, 66% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 60%, 5%.
What colors go with #87F260?
Its complement is #CB5FF2; analogous partners are #D0F25F and #5FF281. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #87F260 for text?
Black text on #87F260 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.