What color is #87A03F?

#87A03F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A03F?

The RGB value is 135, 160, 63: 135 red, 160 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A03F?

The complementary color is #583FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A03F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A03F color

#87A03F rgb(135, 160, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A03F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.7% green and 24.7% blue (135, 160, 63).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 43% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#87A03F color codes

HEX	`#87A03F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 160, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 43%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 61%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 61%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, -23.48, 46.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 52.1, 116.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.46, 30.651, 9.382)`
Decimal	`8888383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A03F, 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 #87A03F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A03F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #87A03F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a03f; }
.text { color: #87a03f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a03f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 160 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a03f, #57a03f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87A03F?: #87A03F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A03F?: The RGB value is 135, 160, 63: 135 red, 160 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A03F?: The complementary color is #583FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A03F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.