What color is #87B952?

#87B952 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B952?

The RGB value is 135, 185, 82: 135 red, 185 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B952?

The complementary color is #8452B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B952?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B952 color

#87B952 rgb(135, 185, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B952 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.5% green and 32.2% blue (135, 185, 82).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 42% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#87B952 color codes

HEX	`#87B952`
RGB	`rgb(135, 185, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 42%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 56%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.79, -33.72, 46.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.79, 57.31, 126.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.863, 40.457, 14.269)`
Decimal	`8894802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B952, 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 #87B952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #87B952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b952; }
.text { color: #87b952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 185 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b952, #54b952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #87B952?: #87B952 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B952?: The RGB value is 135, 185, 82: 135 red, 185 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B952?: The complementary color is #8452B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B952?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.