Palettes / Colors / #87F7CA
#87F7CA — Light Vivid Green
#87F7CA is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #87F7CA 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.
#87F7CA 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 #F787B4; it also sits naturally between #87F792 and #87ECF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #87F7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 135, 247, 202 |
| HSL | 156°, 88%, 75% |
| HSV | 156°, 45%, 97% |
| CMYK | 45%, 0%, 18%, 3% |
| XYZ | 53.91, 75.94, 67.69 |
| Yxy | 75.94, 0.2729, 0.3844 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.83, -42.27, 11.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.14, -38.00, 10.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 97% · Blue 79%
Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #87F7CA
.text { color: #87F7CA; }
.background { background-color: #87F7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87F7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 247, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 88%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87F7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 247, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87F7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 247, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#87F7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87F7CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F787B4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #87F7CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87F7CA
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 #87F7CA: ·
How #87F7CA 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 #87F7CA 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 #87F7CA?
#87F7CA is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 135, 247, 202). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #87F7CA?
#87F7CA is RGB 135, 247, 202 — HSL 156°, 88%, 75% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 18%, 3%.
What colors go with #87F7CA?
Its complement is #F787B4; analogous partners are #87F792 and #87ECF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #87F7CA for text?
Black text on #87F7CA has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.