What color is #87B086?

#87B086 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B086?

The RGB value is 135, 176, 134: 135 red, 176 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B086?

The complementary color is #AF86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B086 color

#87B086 rgb(135, 176, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B086 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69% green and 52.5% blue (135, 176, 134).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#87B086 color codes

HEX	`#87B086`
RGB	`rgb(135, 176, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.96, -22.16, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.96, 28.01, 142.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.819, 37.922, 28.298)`
Decimal	`8892550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B086, 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 #87B086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #87B086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b086; }
.text { color: #87b086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 176 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b086, #86b09a); }

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Questions

What color is #87B086?: #87B086 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B086?: The RGB value is 135, 176, 134: 135 red, 176 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B086?: The complementary color is #AF86B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.