What color is #87B37E?

#87B37E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B37E?

The RGB value is 135, 179, 126: 135 red, 179 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B37E?

The complementary color is #AA7EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B37E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B37E color

#87B37E rgb(135, 179, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B37E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.2% green and 49.4% blue (135, 179, 126).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#87B37E color codes

HEX	`#87B37E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 179, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, -25.02, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 33.61, 138.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.877, 38.897, 25.668)`
Decimal	`8893310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B37E, 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 #87B37E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B37E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #87B37E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b37e; }
.text { color: #87b37e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b37e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 179 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b37e, #7eb390); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87B37E?: #87B37E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B37E?: The RGB value is 135, 179, 126: 135 red, 179 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B37E?: The complementary color is #AA7EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B37E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.