What color is #87B364?

#87B364 is a desaturated green known as Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Broccoli?

The RGB value is 135, 179, 100: 135 red, 179 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Broccoli?

The complementary color is #9064B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Broccoli color: hex code #87B364

#87B364 rgb(135, 179, 100)

Shades of green

Broccoli has the hex code #87B364. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.2% green and 39.2% blue (135, 179, 100).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

Broccoli (#87B364) color codes

HEX	`#87B364`
RGB	`rgb(135, 179, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 44%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 44%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, -28.83, 35.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 45.8, 129.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.412, 38.31, 17.952)`
Decimal	`8893284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Broccoli, 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 #87B364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #87B364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b364; }
.text { color: #87b364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 179 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b364, #64b368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #87B364 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #87B364?: #87B364 is a desaturated green known as Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Broccoli?: The RGB value is 135, 179, 100: 135 red, 179 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Broccoli?: The complementary color is #9064B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.