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#87ac3e color: Beautiful Mint

#87ac3e is rgb(135, 172, 62) in RGB and oklch(69.47% 0.14362 125.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

69.5%
0.144
126°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #87ac3e

#87ac3e is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Mint (#8da936). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #87ac3e mixed with white

  1. 87ac3e
  2. 92b455
  3. 9ebd6a
  4. aac57d
  5. b5ce90
  6. c1d6a3
  7. cddeb5
  8. dae6c8
  9. e6efda
  10. f2f7ed

Darker: #87ac3e mixed with black

  1. 87ac3e
  2. 759535
  3. 637f2b
  4. 516923
  5. 41541a
  6. 314012
  7. 212d0a
  8. 131b04
  9. 060b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #87ac3e with less saturation

  1. 87ac3e
  2. 89ab4b
  3. 8ba957
  4. 8da861
  5. 90a76b
  6. 92a574
  7. 94a47d
  8. 96a285
  9. 98a08d
  10. 9a9e95

Questions about #87ac3e

What color is #87ac3e?

#87ac3e is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(135, 172, 62), in HSL hsl(80.18, 47.01%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.47% 0.14362 125.785).

What colors go well with #87ac3e?

The complementary color of #87ac3e is #b383e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89b00 and #3eb776. The triadic partners are #43a4f0 and #e5738f.

Is white or black text more readable on #87ac3e?

Black text reads better on #87ac3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #87ac3e a warm or cool color?

#87ac3e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.144.