What color is #87A48D?

#87A48D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A48D?

The RGB value is 135, 164, 141: 135 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A48D?

The complementary color is #A4879E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A48D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A48D color

#87A48D rgb(135, 164, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A48D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.3% green and 55.3% blue (135, 164, 141).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#87A48D color codes

HEX	`#87A48D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 164, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -14.7, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 17.05, 149.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.074, 33.624, 30.205)`
Decimal	`8889485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A48D, 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 #87A48D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A48D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #87A48D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a48d; }
.text { color: #87a48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a48d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 164 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a48d, #87a49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A48D?: #87A48D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A48D?: The RGB value is 135, 164, 141: 135 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A48D?: The complementary color is #A4879E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A48D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.