What color is #87AC93?

#87AC93 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AC93?

The RGB value is 135, 172, 147: 135 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AC93?

The complementary color is #AC87A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AC93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AC93 color

#87AC93 rgb(135, 172, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AC93 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.5% green and 57.6% blue (135, 172, 147).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#87AC93 color codes

HEX	`#87AC93`
RGB	`rgb(135, 172, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, -17.71, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 19.77, 153.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.009, 36.762, 33.113)`
Decimal	`8891539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AC93, 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 #87AC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AC93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #87AC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ac93; }
.text { color: #87ac93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ac93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 172 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ac93, #87aca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87AC93?: #87AC93 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AC93?: The RGB value is 135, 172, 147: 135 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AC93?: The complementary color is #AC87A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AC93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.