What color is #87937A?

#87937A 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 #87937A?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 122: 135 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87937A?

The complementary color is #867A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87937A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87937A color

#87937A rgb(135, 147, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #87937A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 47.8% blue (135, 147, 122).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#87937A color codes

HEX	`#87937A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -9.09, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 14.9, 127.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.938, 27.423, 22.441)`
Decimal	`8885114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87937A, 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 #87937A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87937A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #87937A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87937a; }
.text { color: #87937a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87937a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87937a, #7b937a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87937A?: #87937A 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 #87937A?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 122: 135 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87937A?: The complementary color is #867A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87937A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.