What color is #87997A?

#87997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87997A?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 122: 135 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87997A?

The complementary color is #8C7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87997A color

#87997A rgb(135, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #87997A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (135, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#87997A color codes

HEX	`#87997A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -12.33, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 18.8, 130.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.895, 29.338, 22.76)`
Decimal	`8886650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87997A, 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 #87997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #87997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87997a; }
.text { color: #87997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87997a, #7a997c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87997A?: #87997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87997A?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 122: 135 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87997A?: The complementary color is #8C7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.