What color is #87966D?

#87966D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87966D?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 109: 135 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87966D?

The complementary color is #7C6D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87966D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87966D color

#87966D rgb(135, 150, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #87966D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 42.7% blue (135, 150, 109).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#87966D color codes

HEX	`#87966D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -12.85, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 23.69, 122.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.658, 28.068, 18.636)`
Decimal	`8885869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87966D, 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 #87966D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87966D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #87966D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87966d; }
.text { color: #87966d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87966d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87966d, #72966d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #87966D?: #87966D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87966D?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 109: 135 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87966D?: The complementary color is #7C6D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87966D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.