What color is #87906E?

#87906E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87906E?

The RGB value is 135, 144, 110: 135 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87906E?

The complementary color is #776E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87906E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87906E color

#87906E rgb(135, 144, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #87906E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.5% green and 43.1% blue (135, 144, 110).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#87906E color codes

HEX	`#87906E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 144, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -9.46, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 19.47, 119.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.779, 26.223, 18.61)`
Decimal	`8884334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87906E, 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 #87906E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87906E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	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 #87906E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87906e; }
.text { color: #87906e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87906e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 144 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87906e, #76906e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87906E?: #87906E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87906E?: The RGB value is 135, 144, 110: 135 red, 144 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87906E?: The complementary color is #776E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87906E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.