What color is #87947B?

#87947B 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 #87947B?

The RGB value is 135, 148, 123: 135 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87947B?

The complementary color is #887B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87947B color

#87947B rgb(135, 148, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #87947B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (135, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#87947B color codes

HEX	`#87947B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -9.46, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 15.02, 129.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.156, 27.761, 22.821)`
Decimal	`8885371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87947B, 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 #87947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #87947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87947b; }
.text { color: #87947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87947b, #7b947c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87947B?: #87947B 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 #87947B?: The RGB value is 135, 148, 123: 135 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87947B?: The complementary color is #887B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.