What color is #87B998?

#87B998 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B998?

The RGB value is 135, 185, 152: 135 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B998?

The complementary color is #B987A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B998 color

#87B998 rgb(135, 185, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B998 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.5% green and 59.6% blue (135, 185, 152).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#87B998 color codes

HEX	`#87B998`
RGB	`rgb(135, 185, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, -23.34, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 26.02, 153.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.006, 42.114, 36.089)`
Decimal	`8894872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B998, 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 #87B998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #87B998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b998; }
.text { color: #87b998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 185 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b998, #87b9b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87B998?: #87B998 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B998?: The RGB value is 135, 185, 152: 135 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B998?: The complementary color is #B987A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.