What color is #87A888?

#87A888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A888?

The RGB value is 135, 168, 136: 135 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A888?

The complementary color is #A887A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A888 color

#87A888 rgb(135, 168, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A888 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.9% green and 53.3% blue (135, 168, 136).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#87A888 color codes

HEX	`#87A888`
RGB	`rgb(135, 168, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, -17.72, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 21.91, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.437, 34.933, 28.532)`
Decimal	`8890504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A888, 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 #87A888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #87A888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a888; }
.text { color: #87a888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 168 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a888, #87a899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A888?: #87A888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A888?: The RGB value is 135, 168, 136: 135 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A888?: The complementary color is #A887A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.