What color is #87B58C?

#87B58C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B58C?

The RGB value is 135, 181, 140: 135 red, 181 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B58C?

The complementary color is #B587B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B58C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B58C color

#87B58C rgb(135, 181, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B58C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 71% green and 54.9% blue (135, 181, 140).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% 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 9.02:1).

#87B58C color codes

HEX	`#87B58C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 181, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 71%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, -23.59, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 28.53, 145.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.248, 40.091, 30.898)`
Decimal	`8893836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B58C, 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 #87B58C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B58C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #87B58C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b58c; }
.text { color: #87b58c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b58c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 181 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b58c, #87b5a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #87B58C?: #87B58C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B58C?: The RGB value is 135, 181, 140: 135 red, 181 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B58C?: The complementary color is #B587B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B58C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.