What color is #87996A?

#87996A 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 #87996A?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 106: 135 red, 153 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87996A?

The complementary color is #7C6A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87996A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87996A color

#87996A rgb(135, 153, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #87996A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 41.6% blue (135, 153, 106).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#87996A color codes

HEX	`#87996A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -14.9, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 27.11, 123.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.984, 28.974, 17.962)`
Decimal	`8886634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87996A, 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 #87996A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87996A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #87996A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87996a; }
.text { color: #87996a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87996a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87996a, #6f996a); }

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Questions

What color is #87996A?: #87996A 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 #87996A?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 106: 135 red, 153 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87996A?: The complementary color is #7C6A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87996A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.