What color is #87B492?

#87B492 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B492?

The RGB value is 135, 180, 146: 135 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B492?

The complementary color is #B487A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B492 color

#87B492 rgb(135, 180, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B492 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.6% green and 57.3% blue (135, 180, 146).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#87B492 color codes

HEX	`#87B492`
RGB	`rgb(135, 180, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, -21.98, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 25.31, 150.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.5, 39.868, 33.224)`
Decimal	`8893586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B492, 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 #87B492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #87B492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b492; }
.text { color: #87b492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 180 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b492, #87b4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #87B492?: #87B492 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B492?: The RGB value is 135, 180, 146: 135 red, 180 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B492?: The complementary color is #B487A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.