What color is #87957B?

#87957B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87957B?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 123: 135 red, 149 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87957B?

The complementary color is #897B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87957B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87957B color

#87957B rgb(135, 149, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #87957B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 48.2% blue (135, 149, 123).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#87957B color codes

HEX	`#87957B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -10, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 15.67, 129.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.314, 28.076, 22.873)`
Decimal	`8885627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87957B, 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 #87957B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87957B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #87957B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87957b; }
.text { color: #87957b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87957b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87957b, #7b957c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87957B?: #87957B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87957B?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 123: 135 red, 149 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87957B?: The complementary color is #897B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87957B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.