What color is #87AF9A?

#87AF9A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AF9A?

The RGB value is 135, 175, 154: 135 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AF9A?

The complementary color is #AF879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AF9A color

#87AF9A rgb(135, 175, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #87AF9A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 68.6% green and 60.4% blue (135, 175, 154).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#87AF9A color codes

HEX	`#87AF9A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 175, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 68.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -17.87, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 18.98, 160.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.153, 38.143, 36.287)`
Decimal	`8892314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AF9A, 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 #87AF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #87AF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87af9a; }
.text { color: #87af9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87af9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 175 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87af9a, #87afae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87AF9A?: #87AF9A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AF9A?: The RGB value is 135, 175, 154: 135 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AF9A?: The complementary color is #AF879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.