What color is #87BA67?

#87BA67 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 #87BA67?

The RGB value is 135, 186, 103: 135 red, 186 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BA67?

The complementary color is #9A67BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BA67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BA67 color

#87BA67 rgb(135, 186, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BA67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.9% green and 40.4% blue (135, 186, 103).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#87BA67 color codes

HEX	`#87BA67`
RGB	`rgb(135, 186, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, -31.77, 36.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 48.54, 130.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.998, 41.247, 19.21)`
Decimal	`8895079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BA67, 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 #87BA67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BA67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #87BA67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87ba67; }
.text { color: #87ba67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ba67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 186 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87ba67, #67ba71); }

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Questions

What color is #87BA67?: #87BA67 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 #87BA67?: The RGB value is 135, 186, 103: 135 red, 186 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BA67?: The complementary color is #9A67BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BA67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.