What color is #87B46E?

#87B46E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B46E?

The RGB value is 135, 180, 110: 135 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B46E?

The complementary color is #9B6EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B46E?

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.

#87B46E color

#87B46E rgb(135, 180, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B46E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.6% green and 43.1% blue (135, 180, 110).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#87B46E color codes

HEX	`#87B46E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 180, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 39%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, -27.96, 30.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 41.72, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.127, 38.918, 20.726)`
Decimal	`8893550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B46E, 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 #87B46E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B46E 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 #87B46E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b46e; }
.text { color: #87b46e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b46e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 180 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b46e, #6eb478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #87B46E?: #87B46E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B46E?: The RGB value is 135, 180, 110: 135 red, 180 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B46E?: The complementary color is #9B6EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B46E?: 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.