What color is #87AC9C?

#87AC9C 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 #87AC9C?

The RGB value is 135, 172, 156: 135 red, 172 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AC9C?

The complementary color is #AC8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AC9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AC9C color

#87AC9C rgb(135, 172, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AC9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.5% green and 61.2% blue (135, 172, 156).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#87AC9C color codes

HEX	`#87AC9C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 172, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, -15.91, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 16.43, 165.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.743, 37.055, 36.979)`
Decimal	`8891548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AC9C, 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 #87AC9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AC9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #87AC9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ac9c; }
.text { color: #87ac9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ac9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 172 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ac9c, #87aaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #87AC9C?: #87AC9C 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 #87AC9C?: The RGB value is 135, 172, 156: 135 red, 172 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AC9C?: The complementary color is #AC8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AC9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.