What color is #87AA83?

#87AA83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AA83?

The RGB value is 135, 170, 131: 135 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AA83?

The complementary color is #A683AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AA83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AA83 color

#87AA83 rgb(135, 170, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AA83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.7% green and 51.4% blue (135, 170, 131).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#87AA83 color codes

HEX	`#87AA83`
RGB	`rgb(135, 170, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, -19.65, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 25.52, 140.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.462, 35.538, 26.828)`
Decimal	`8891011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AA83, 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 #87AA83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AA83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #87AA83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aa83; }
.text { color: #87aa83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aa83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 170 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aa83, #83aa92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87AA83?: #87AA83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AA83?: The RGB value is 135, 170, 131: 135 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AA83?: The complementary color is #A683AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AA83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.