What color is #87A292?

#87A292 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A292?

The RGB value is 135, 162, 146: 135 red, 162 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A292?

The complementary color is #A28797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A292 color

#87A292 rgb(135, 162, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A292 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 63.5% green and 57.3% blue (135, 162, 146).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#87A292 color codes

HEX	`#87A292`
RGB	`rgb(135, 162, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 63.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -12.67, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 13.69, 157.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.099, 33.066, 32.091)`
Decimal	`8888978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A292, 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 #87A292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #87A292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a292; }
.text { color: #87a292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 162 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a292, #87a2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A292?: #87A292 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A292?: The RGB value is 135, 162, 146: 135 red, 162 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A292?: The complementary color is #A28797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.