What color is #87937C?

#87937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87937C?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 124: 135 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87937C?

The complementary color is #887C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87937C color

#87937C rgb(135, 147, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #87937C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (135, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% 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 6.49:1).

#87937C color codes

HEX	`#87937C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, -8.74, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 13.84, 129.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.063, 27.473, 23.1)`
Decimal	`8885116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87937C, 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 #87937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #87937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87937c; }
.text { color: #87937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87937c, #7c937d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87937C?: #87937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87937C?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 124: 135 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87937C?: The complementary color is #887C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.