What color is #87B461?

#87B461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B461?

The RGB value is 135, 180, 97: 135 red, 180 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B461?

The complementary color is #8E61B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B461 color

#87B461 rgb(135, 180, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B461 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.6% green and 38% blue (135, 180, 97).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#87B461 color codes

HEX	`#87B461`
RGB	`rgb(135, 180, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 46%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -29.68, 37.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 47.78, 128.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.47, 38.656, 17.268)`
Decimal	`8893537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B461, 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 #87B461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #87B461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b461; }
.text { color: #87b461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 180 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b461, #61b465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #87B461?: #87B461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B461?: The RGB value is 135, 180, 97: 135 red, 180 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B461?: The complementary color is #8E61B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.