What color is #87A972?

#87A972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A972?

The RGB value is 135, 169, 114: 135 red, 169 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A972?

The complementary color is #9472A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A972 color

#87A972 rgb(135, 169, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A972 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.3% green and 44.7% blue (135, 169, 114).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#87A972 color codes

HEX	`#87A972`
RGB	`rgb(135, 169, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -21.94, 24.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 33.03, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.216, 34.741, 21.188)`
Decimal	`8890738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A972, 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 #87A972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #87A972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a972; }
.text { color: #87a972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 169 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a972, #72a979); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87A972?: #87A972 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A972?: The RGB value is 135, 169, 114: 135 red, 169 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A972?: The complementary color is #9472A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.