What color is #87BAA9?

#87BAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87BAA9?

The RGB value is 135, 186, 169: 135 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BAA9?

The complementary color is #BA8798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BAA9 color

#87BAA9 rgb(135, 186, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.9% green and 66.3% blue (135, 186, 169).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#87BAA9 color codes

HEX	`#87BAA9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 186, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -20.39, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 20.64, 171.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.71, 43.132, 44.025)`
Decimal	`8895145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BAA9, 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 #87BAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #87BAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87baa9; }
.text { color: #87baa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87baa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 186 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87baa9, #87b2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #87BAA9?: #87BAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BAA9?: The RGB value is 135, 186, 169: 135 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BAA9?: The complementary color is #BA8798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.