What color is #87A562?

#87A562 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A562?

The RGB value is 135, 165, 98: 135 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A562?

The complementary color is #8062A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A562 color

#87A562 rgb(135, 165, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A562 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.7% green and 38.4% blue (135, 165, 98).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#87A562 color codes

HEX	`#87A562`
RGB	`rgb(135, 165, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 64.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 41%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, -22.2, 31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 38.43, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.651, 32.943, 16.56)`
Decimal	`8889698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A562, 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 #87A562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #87A562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a562; }
.text { color: #87a562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 165 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a562, #66a562); }

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Questions

What color is #87A562?: #87A562 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A562?: The RGB value is 135, 165, 98: 135 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A562?: The complementary color is #8062A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.