What color is #87957F?

#87957F 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 #87957F?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 127: 135 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87957F?

The complementary color is #8D7F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87957F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87957F color

#87957F rgb(135, 149, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #87957F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 49.8% blue (135, 149, 127).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#87957F color codes

HEX	`#87957F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.05, -9.29, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.05, 13.6, 133.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.569, 28.178, 24.219)`
Decimal	`8885631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87957F, 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 #87957F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87957F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #87957F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87957f; }
.text { color: #87957f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87957f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87957f, #7f9582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87957F?: #87957F 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 #87957F?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 127: 135 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87957F?: The complementary color is #8D7F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87957F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.