What color is #87B79F?

#87B79F is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B79F?

The RGB value is 135, 183, 159: 135 red, 183 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B79F?

The complementary color is #B7879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B79F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B79F color

#87B79F rgb(135, 183, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B79F is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 71.8% green and 62.4% blue (135, 183, 159).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#87B79F color codes

HEX	`#87B79F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 183, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 71.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.54, -20.95, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.54, 22.12, 161.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.181, 41.52, 39.06)`
Decimal	`8894367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B79F, 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 #87B79F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B79F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #87B79F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b79f; }
.text { color: #87b79f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b79f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 183 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b79f, #87b7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87B79F?: #87B79F is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B79F?: The RGB value is 135, 183, 159: 135 red, 183 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B79F?: The complementary color is #B7879F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B79F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.