What color is #87B79D?

#87B79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B79D?

The RGB value is 135, 183, 157: 135 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B79D?

The complementary color is #B787A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B79D color

#87B79D rgb(135, 183, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B79D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 71.8% green and 61.6% blue (135, 183, 157).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#87B79D color codes

HEX	`#87B79D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 183, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 71.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, -21.35, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 22.84, 159.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.009, 41.451, 38.153)`
Decimal	`8894365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B79D, 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 #87B79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #87B79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b79d; }
.text { color: #87b79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 183 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b79d, #87b7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87B79D?: #87B79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B79D?: The RGB value is 135, 183, 157: 135 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B79D?: The complementary color is #B787A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.