What color is #87B983?

#87B983 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B983?

The RGB value is 135, 185, 131: 135 red, 185 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B983?

The complementary color is #B583B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B983?

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.

#87B983 color

#87B983 rgb(135, 185, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B983 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.5% green and 51.4% blue (135, 185, 131).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#87B983 color codes

HEX	`#87B983`
RGB	`rgb(135, 185, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -27.13, 22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 35.09, 140.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.436, 41.486, 27.82)`
Decimal	`8894851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B983, 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 #87B983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B983 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 #87B983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b983; }
.text { color: #87b983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 185 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b983, #83b99a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87B983?: #87B983 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B983?: The RGB value is 135, 185, 131: 135 red, 185 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B983?: The complementary color is #B583B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B983?: 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.