What color is #87955C?

#87955C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87955C?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 92: 135 red, 149 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87955C?

The complementary color is #6A5C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87955C?

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.

#87955C color

#87955C rgb(135, 149, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #87955C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 36.1% blue (135, 149, 92).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#87955C color codes

HEX	`#87955C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 38%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -14.74, 28.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 32.05, 117.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.671, 27.419, 14.221)`
Decimal	`8885596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87955C, 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 #87955C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87955C 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 #87955C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87955c; }
.text { color: #87955c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87955c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87955c, #6a955c); }

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Questions

What color is #87955C?: #87955C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87955C?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 92: 135 red, 149 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87955C?: The complementary color is #6A5C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87955C?: 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.