What color is #87A289?

#87A289 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 #87A289?

The RGB value is 135, 162, 137: 135 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A289?

The complementary color is #A287A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A289 color

#87A289 rgb(135, 162, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A289 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 63.5% green and 53.7% blue (135, 162, 137).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#87A289 color codes

HEX	`#87A289`
RGB	`rgb(135, 162, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 63.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -14.41, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 17.49, 145.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.426, 32.797, 28.548)`
Decimal	`8888969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A289, 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 #87A289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #87A289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a289; }
.text { color: #87a289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 162 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a289, #87a297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A289?: #87A289 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 #87A289?: The RGB value is 135, 162, 137: 135 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A289?: The complementary color is #A287A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.