What color is #87A487?

#87A487 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A487?

The RGB value is 135, 164, 135: 135 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A487?

The complementary color is #A487A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A487 color

#87A487 rgb(135, 164, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A487 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.3% green and 52.9% blue (135, 164, 135).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#87A487 color codes

HEX	`#87A487`
RGB	`rgb(135, 164, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -15.83, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 19.73, 143.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.639, 33.45, 27.917)`
Decimal	`8889479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A487, 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 #87A487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #87A487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a487; }
.text { color: #87a487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 164 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a487, #87a496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A487?: #87A487 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A487?: The RGB value is 135, 164, 135: 135 red, 164 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A487?: The complementary color is #A487A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.