What color is #87D7BE?

#87D7BE is a light, moderate spring green known as Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cabbage?

The RGB value is 135, 215, 190: 135 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cabbage?

The complementary color is #D787A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87D7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cabbage color: hex code #87D7BE

#87D7BE rgb(135, 215, 190)

Shades of green

Cabbage has the hex code #87D7BE. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 84.3% green and 74.5% blue (135, 215, 190).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 50% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

Cabbage (#87D7BE) color codes

HEX	`#87D7BE`
RGB	`rgb(135, 215, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 84.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 50%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -30.13, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 30.48, 171.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.583, 57.467, 57.501)`
Decimal	`8902590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cabbage, 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 #87D7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87D7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #87D7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87d7be; }
.text { color: #87d7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87d7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 215 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87d7be, #87c8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

See #87D7BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #87D7BE?: #87D7BE is a light, moderate spring green known as Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cabbage?: The RGB value is 135, 215, 190: 135 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cabbage?: The complementary color is #D787A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87D7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.