What color is #87B084?

#87B084 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B084?

The RGB value is 135, 176, 132: 135 red, 176 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B084?

The complementary color is #AD84B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B084 color

#87B084 rgb(135, 176, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B084 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69% green and 51.8% blue (135, 176, 132).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#87B084 color codes

HEX	`#87B084`
RGB	`rgb(135, 176, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -22.51, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 28.93, 141.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.681, 37.867, 27.571)`
Decimal	`8892548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B084, 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 #87B084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #87B084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b084; }
.text { color: #87b084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 176 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b084, #84b097); }

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Questions

What color is #87B084?: #87B084 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B084?: The RGB value is 135, 176, 132: 135 red, 176 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B084?: The complementary color is #AD84B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.