What color is #87A06D?

#87A06D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A06D?

The RGB value is 135, 160, 109: 135 red, 160 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A06D?

The complementary color is #866DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A06D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A06D color

#87A06D rgb(135, 160, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A06D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.7% green and 42.7% blue (135, 160, 109).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#87A06D color codes

HEX	`#87A06D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 160, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 32%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, -18.1, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 29.9, 127.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.322, 31.396, 19.191)`
Decimal	`8888429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A06D, 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 #87A06D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A06D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #87A06D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a06d; }
.text { color: #87a06d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a06d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 160 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a06d, #6ea06d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #87A06D?: #87A06D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A06D?: The RGB value is 135, 160, 109: 135 red, 160 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A06D?: The complementary color is #866DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A06D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.