What color is #87967D?

#87967D 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 #87967D?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 125: 135 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87967D?

The complementary color is #8C7D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87967D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87967D color

#87967D rgb(135, 150, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #87967D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 49% blue (135, 150, 125).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#87967D color codes

HEX	`#87967D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, -10.19, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 15.29, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.599, 28.444, 23.592)`
Decimal	`8885885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87967D, 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 #87967D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87967D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #87967D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87967d; }
.text { color: #87967d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87967d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87967d, #7d967f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87967D?: #87967D 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 #87967D?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 125: 135 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87967D?: The complementary color is #8C7D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87967D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.