What color is #87AC8A?

#87AC8A 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 #87AC8A?

The RGB value is 135, 172, 138: 135 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AC8A?

The complementary color is #AC87A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AC8A color

#87AC8A rgb(135, 172, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AC8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.5% green and 54.1% blue (135, 172, 138).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#87AC8A color codes

HEX	`#87AC8A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 172, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, -19.42, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 23.62, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.33, 36.49, 29.538)`
Decimal	`8891530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AC8A, 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 #87AC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #87AC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ac8a; }
.text { color: #87ac8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ac8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 172 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ac8a, #87ac9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87AC8A?: #87AC8A 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 #87AC8A?: The RGB value is 135, 172, 138: 135 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AC8A?: The complementary color is #AC87A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.