The Cascade toward Clean Dispersing

#87d8a2 RGB(135,216,162)

About this color

The Cascade toward Clean Dispersing is a vivid, light green tone, fixed at #87d8a2 in the RGB color space.

#87d8a2RGB(135, 216, 162)

HSL 140° · 51% saturation · 69% lightness

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Psychology

Pale green carries associations of health, calm, and natural simplicity.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

With its high lightness, this tone is ideal as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Cascade toward Clean Dispersing
HEX
#87d8a2
RGB
rgb(135,216,162)
RGB%
rgb(52.9%,84.7%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(140,51%,69%)
HSV
hsv(140,38%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(38,0,25,15)
LAB
lab(80,-36,19)
LCH
lch(80,41,152)
sRGB
(0.529,0.847,0.635)
HEX8
#87d8a2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
135216162

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Color info

Lightness
69%
Saturation
51%
Hue
140°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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