What color is #87B298?

#87B298 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B298?

The RGB value is 135, 178, 152: 135 red, 178 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B298?

The complementary color is #B287A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B298 color

#87B298 rgb(135, 178, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B298 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69.8% green and 59.6% blue (135, 178, 152).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% 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 8.85:1).

#87B298 color codes

HEX	`#87B298`
RGB	`rgb(135, 178, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.94, -19.81, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.94, 21.61, 156.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.578, 39.258, 35.613)`
Decimal	`8893080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B298, 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 #87B298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #87B298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b298; }
.text { color: #87b298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 178 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b298, #87b2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87B298?: #87B298 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B298?: The RGB value is 135, 178, 152: 135 red, 178 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B298?: The complementary color is #B287A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.