What color is #87A084?

#87A084 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A084?

The RGB value is 135, 160, 132: 135 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A084?

The complementary color is #9D84A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A084 color

#87A084 rgb(135, 160, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A084 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.7% green and 51.8% blue (135, 160, 132).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#87A084 color codes

HEX	`#87A084`
RGB	`rgb(135, 160, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -14.28, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 18.48, 140.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.726, 31.958, 26.586)`
Decimal	`8888452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A084, 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 #87A084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #87A084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a084; }
.text { color: #87a084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 160 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a084, #84a08f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A084?: #87A084 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A084?: The RGB value is 135, 160, 132: 135 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A084?: The complementary color is #9D84A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.