What color is #87DF41?

#87DF41 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87DF41?

The RGB value is 135, 223, 65: 135 red, 223 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87DF41?

The complementary color is #9941DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87DF41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87DF41 color

#87DF41 rgb(135, 223, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #87DF41 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 87.5% green and 25.5% blue (135, 223, 65).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 71% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi (#8EE53F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#87DF41 color codes

HEX	`#87DF41`
RGB	`rgb(135, 223, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 87.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 71%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 71%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 71%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -51.54, 65.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 83.31, 128.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.333, 58.306, 14.287)`
Decimal	`8904513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87DF41, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87DF41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87DF41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87DF41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87df41; }
.text { color: #87df41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87df41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 223 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87df41, #41df4a); }

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Questions

What color is #87DF41?: #87DF41 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87DF41?: The RGB value is 135, 223, 65: 135 red, 223 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87DF41?: The complementary color is #9941DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87DF41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.