What color is #87A897?

#87A897 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A897?

The RGB value is 135, 168, 151: 135 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A897?

The complementary color is #A88798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A897 color

#87A897 rgb(135, 168, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A897 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (135, 168, 151).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#87A897 color codes

HEX	`#87A897`
RGB	`rgb(135, 168, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, -14.84, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 15.68, 161.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.579, 35.39, 34.545)`
Decimal	`8890519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A897, 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 #87A897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #87A897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a897; }
.text { color: #87a897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 168 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a897, #87a8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A897?: #87A897 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A897?: The RGB value is 135, 168, 151: 135 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A897?: The complementary color is #A88798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.