What color is #87A87E?

#87A87E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A87E?

The RGB value is 135, 168, 126: 135 red, 168 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A87E?

The complementary color is #9F7EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A87E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A87E color

#87A87E rgb(135, 168, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A87E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.9% green and 49.4% blue (135, 168, 126).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#87A87E color codes

HEX	`#87A87E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 168, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -19.49, 18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 26.59, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.759, 34.662, 24.963)`
Decimal	`8890494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A87E, 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 #87A87E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A87E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #87A87E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a87e; }
.text { color: #87a87e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a87e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 168 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a87e, #7ea88a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A87E?: #87A87E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A87E?: The RGB value is 135, 168, 126: 135 red, 168 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A87E?: The complementary color is #9F7EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A87E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.