What color is #87A98F?

#87A98F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A98F?

The RGB value is 135, 169, 143: 135 red, 169 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A98F?

The complementary color is #A987A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A98F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A98F color

#87A98F rgb(135, 169, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A98F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.3% green and 56.1% blue (135, 169, 143).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#87A98F color codes

HEX	`#87A98F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 169, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, -16.93, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 19.48, 150.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.136, 35.509, 31.3)`
Decimal	`8890767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A98F, 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 #87A98F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A98F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #87A98F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a98f; }
.text { color: #87a98f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a98f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 169 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a98f, #87a9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87A98F?: #87A98F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A98F?: The RGB value is 135, 169, 143: 135 red, 169 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A98F?: The complementary color is #A987A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A98F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.