What color is #87AB99?

#87AB99 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AB99?

The RGB value is 135, 171, 153: 135 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AB99?

The complementary color is #AB8799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AB99 color

#87AB99 rgb(135, 171, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AB99 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.1% green and 60% blue (135, 171, 153).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#87AB99 color codes

HEX	`#87AB99`
RGB	`rgb(135, 171, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, -16, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 16.84, 161.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.303, 36.576, 35.594)`
Decimal	`8891289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AB99, 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 #87AB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #87AB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ab99; }
.text { color: #87ab99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ab99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 171 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ab99, #87abab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87AB99?: #87AB99 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AB99?: The RGB value is 135, 171, 153: 135 red, 171 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AB99?: The complementary color is #AB8799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.