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#87CD8A closest to Fresh Cut Grass

#87CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 80.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(135, 205, 138)). Its HSL value is 123° hue, 41% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #87CD8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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Variations of #87CD8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#87CD8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#87CD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87CD8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5BA8E
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0C186
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFC388
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5BA8E
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5C18C
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7FC9BC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82CCA3
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1C1B2

#87CD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#87CD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#87CD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87CD8A in CSS

/* Fresh Cut Grass */
.color { color: #87CD8A; }
.background { background-color: #87CD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87CD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 205 138);
color: hsl(123 41% 67%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.117 145.3);

#87CD8A FAQ

What color is #87CD8A?

#87CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87CD8A?

#87CD8A is rgb(135, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(123, 41%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87CD8A?

The complementary color of #87CD8A is #CD87CA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87CD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #87CD8A: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87CD8A a warm or cool color?

#87CD8A is a cool color.