What color is #87AE99?

#87AE99 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AE99?

The RGB value is 135, 174, 153: 135 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AE99?

The complementary color is #AE879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AE99 color

#87AE99 rgb(135, 174, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AE99 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 68.2% green and 60% blue (135, 174, 153).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#87AE99 color codes

HEX	`#87AE99`
RGB	`rgb(135, 174, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 68.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, -17.56, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 18.72, 159.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.876, 37.722, 35.785)`
Decimal	`8892057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AE99, 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 #87AE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #87AE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ae99; }
.text { color: #87ae99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ae99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 174 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ae99, #87aeac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87AE99?: #87AE99 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AE99?: The RGB value is 135, 174, 153: 135 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AE99?: The complementary color is #AE879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.