HEX atlas value

#87D73C

#87D73C is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 135, 215, 60, HSL 91, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.5408, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#87D73C Sample readable text

HEX #87D73C

RGB rgb(135, 215, 60)

HSL hsl(91 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(37, 0, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.5408

Contrast Black 11.82:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-87d73c: #87D73C;
.background-87d73c { background-color: #87D73C; }
.text-87d73c { color: #87D73C; }

Luminance0.5408

Black text11.82:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#87D73C","rgb":[135,215,60],"hsl":[91,66,54],"cmyk":[37,0,72,16],"luminance":0.5408,"contrast":{"black":11.82,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B6E788","hex":"#B6E788","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.77,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86F122","hex":"#86F122","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.62,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5D73C","hex":"#D5D73C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.61,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/87d73c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8C3CD7","analogous":["#D5D73C","#3CD73F"],"triadic":["#3C87D7","#D73C87"],"tetradic":["#3CD5D7","#8C3CD7","#D73F3C"],"splitComplementary":["#3F3CD7","#D73CD5"],"monochromatic":["#B6E788","#87D73C","#5A981F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B6E788","dark":"#5A981F","saturated":"#86F122","desaturated":"#88BD56","pastel":"#C9E5AE","neon":"#9BFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":42.62628297189423},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":54.42425929675111},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":56.68333088307355},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":58.172158288995945}]

HEX meaning and use

About #87D73C

#87D73C is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #87D73C is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 135, 215, and 60, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 91deg with 66% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5408, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.82:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #87D73C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#B6E788#000000 text · best 14.77:1#B6E788

#86F122#000000 text · best 14.62:1#86F122

#D5D73C#000000 text · best 13.61:1#D5D73C

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Generated Palette

#87D73C#87D73C

#8C3CD7#8C3CD7

#D5D73C#D5D73C

#3CD73F#3CD73F

#B6E788#B6E788

#5A981F#5A981F

Color Harmonies

#8C3CD7#8C3CD7

#D5D73C#D5D73C

#3CD73F#3CD73F

#3C87D7#3C87D7

#D73C87#D73C87

Variants

#B6E788#B6E788

#5A981F#5A981F

#86F122#86F122

#88BD56#88BD56

#C9E5AE#C9E5AE

#9BFF3D#9BFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Peridot#B4C424

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pistachio#93C572

#87D73C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #87D73C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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