What color is #87927B?

#87927B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87927B?

The RGB value is 135, 146, 123: 135 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87927B?

The complementary color is #867B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87927B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87927B color

#87927B rgb(135, 146, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #87927B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.3% green and 48.2% blue (135, 146, 123).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#87927B color codes

HEX	`#87927B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 146, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, -8.37, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 13.72, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.845, 27.139, 22.717)`
Decimal	`8884859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87927B, 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 #87927B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87927B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #87927B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87927b; }
.text { color: #87927b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87927b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 146 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87927b, #7c927b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87927B?: #87927B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87927B?: The RGB value is 135, 146, 123: 135 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87927B?: The complementary color is #867B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87927B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.