What color is #87998D?

#87998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87998D?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 141: 135 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87998D?

The complementary color is #998793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87998D color

#87998D rgb(135, 153, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87998D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (135, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#87998D color codes

HEX	`#87998D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, -8.82, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 9.74, 154.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.19, 29.856, 29.577)`
Decimal	`8886669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87998D, 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 #87998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #87998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87998d; }
.text { color: #87998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87998d, #879996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #87998D?: #87998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87998D?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 141: 135 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87998D?: The complementary color is #998793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.