What color is #87A18B?

#87A18B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A18B?

The RGB value is 135, 161, 139: 135 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A18B?

The complementary color is #A1879D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A18B color

#87A18B rgb(135, 161, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A18B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 63.1% green and 54.5% blue (135, 161, 139).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#87A18B color codes

HEX	`#87A18B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 161, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 63.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, -13.5, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 15.93, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.396, 32.504, 29.252)`
Decimal	`8888715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A18B, 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 #87A18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #87A18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a18b; }
.text { color: #87a18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 161 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a18b, #87a198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A18B?: #87A18B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A18B?: The RGB value is 135, 161, 139: 135 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A18B?: The complementary color is #A1879D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.