What color is #87B85D?

#87B85D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B85D?

The RGB value is 135, 184, 93: 135 red, 184 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B85D?

The complementary color is #8E5DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B85D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B85D color

#87B85D rgb(135, 184, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B85D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.2% green and 36.5% blue (135, 184, 93).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#87B85D color codes

HEX	`#87B85D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 184, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 49%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 49%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -32.06, 40.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 51.91, 128.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.107, 40.221, 16.584)`
Decimal	`8894557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B85D, 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 #87B85D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B85D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #87B85D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b85d; }
.text { color: #87b85d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b85d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 184 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b85d, #5db860); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87B85D?: #87B85D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B85D?: The RGB value is 135, 184, 93: 135 red, 184 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B85D?: The complementary color is #8E5DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B85D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.