What color is #87A092?

#87A092 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 #87A092?

The RGB value is 135, 160, 146: 135 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A092?

The complementary color is #A08795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A092 color

#87A092 rgb(135, 160, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A092 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.7% green and 57.3% blue (135, 160, 146).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#87A092 color codes

HEX	`#87A092`
RGB	`rgb(135, 160, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.65, -11.6, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.65, 12.4, 159.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.75, 32.367, 31.974)`
Decimal	`8888466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A092, 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 #87A092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #87A092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a092; }
.text { color: #87a092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 160 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a092, #87a09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A092?: #87A092 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 #87A092?: The RGB value is 135, 160, 146: 135 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A092?: The complementary color is #A08795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.