What color is #87AD9E?

#87AD9E 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 #87AD9E?

The RGB value is 135, 173, 158: 135 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AD9E?

The complementary color is #AD8796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AD9E color

#87AD9E rgb(135, 173, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AD9E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (135, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#87AD9E color codes

HEX	`#87AD9E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -16.02, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 16.39, 167.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.105, 37.506, 37.942)`
Decimal	`8891806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AD9E, 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 #87AD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #87AD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ad9e; }
.text { color: #87ad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ad9e, #87a9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87AD9E?: #87AD9E 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 #87AD9E?: The RGB value is 135, 173, 158: 135 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AD9E?: The complementary color is #AD8796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.