What color is #087E34?

#087E34 is a dark, vivid green known as Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pharmaceutical Green?

The RGB value is 8, 126, 52: 8 red, 126 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pharmaceutical Green?

The complementary color is #7E0852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #087E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pharmaceutical Green color: hex code #087E34

#087E34 rgb(8, 126, 52)

Shades of green

Pharmaceutical Green has the hex code #087E34. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 49.4% green and 20.4% blue (8, 126, 52).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 88% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

Pharmaceutical Green (#087E34) color codes

HEX	`#087E34`
RGB	`rgb(8, 126, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 49.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 88%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 94%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 59%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -46.2, 31.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 56.05, 145.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.18, 15.22, 5.755)`
Decimal	`556596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pharmaceutical Green, 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 #087E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#087E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	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 #087E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #087e34; }
.text { color: #087e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #087e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 126 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #087e34, #087e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green.

See #087E34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #087E34?: #087E34 is a dark, vivid green known as Pharmaceutical Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pharmaceutical Green?: The RGB value is 8, 126, 52: 8 red, 126 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pharmaceutical Green?: The complementary color is #7E0852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #087E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.