Palettes / Colors / #87F356
#87F356 — Vivid Green
#87F356 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 #87F356 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.
#87F356 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 #C258F3; it also sits naturally between #D7F358 and #58F375. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #87F356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 135, 243, 86 |
| HSL | 101°, 87%, 65% |
| HSV | 101°, 65%, 95% |
| CMYK | 44%, 0%, 65%, 5% |
| XYZ | 43.72, 69.92, 20.00 |
| Yxy | 69.92, 0.3272, 0.5232 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.96, -57.82, 63.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.62, -49.31, 41.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 95% · Blue 34%
Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #87F356
.text { color: #87F356; }
.background { background-color: #87F356; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87F356; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 243, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 87%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87F356; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 243, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87F356; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 243, 86, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#87F356">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87F356">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C258F3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #87F356: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87F356
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 #87F356: ·
How #87F356 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 #87F356 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 #87F356?
#87F356 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 135, 243, 86). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #87F356?
#87F356 is RGB 135, 243, 86 — HSL 101°, 87%, 65% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 65%, 5%.
What colors go with #87F356?
Its complement is #C258F3; analogous partners are #D7F358 and #58F375. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #87F356 for text?
Black text on #87F356 has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.