What color is #87BB6B?

#87BB6B 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 #87BB6B?

The RGB value is 135, 187, 107: 135 red, 187 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BB6B?

The complementary color is #9F6BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BB6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BB6B color

#87BB6B rgb(135, 187, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BB6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.3% green and 42% blue (135, 187, 107).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#87BB6B color codes

HEX	`#87BB6B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 187, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, -31.71, 35.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 47.31, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.415, 41.752, 20.364)`
Decimal	`8895339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BB6B, 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 #87BB6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BB6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #87BB6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bb6b; }
.text { color: #87bb6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bb6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 187 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bb6b, #6bbb77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87BB6B?: #87BB6B 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 #87BB6B?: The RGB value is 135, 187, 107: 135 red, 187 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BB6B?: The complementary color is #9F6BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BB6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.