What color is #87A99D?

#87A99D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A99D?

The RGB value is 135, 169, 157: 135 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A99D?

The complementary color is #A98793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A99D color

#87A99D rgb(135, 169, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #87A99D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (135, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#87A99D color codes

HEX	`#87A99D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, -14.13, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 14.33, 170.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.264, 35.96, 37.238)`
Decimal	`8890781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A99D, 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 #87A99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #87A99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a99d; }
.text { color: #87a99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a99d, #87a4a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A99D?: #87A99D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A99D?: The RGB value is 135, 169, 157: 135 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A99D?: The complementary color is #A98793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.