What color is #87BBA7?

#87BBA7 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 #87BBA7?

The RGB value is 135, 187, 167: 135 red, 187 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BBA7?

The complementary color is #BB879B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BBA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BBA7 color

#87BBA7 rgb(135, 187, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BBA7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.3% green and 65.5% blue (135, 187, 167).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#87BBA7 color codes

HEX	`#87BBA7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 187, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, -21.32, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 21.82, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.735, 43.48, 43.114)`
Decimal	`8895399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BBA7, 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 #87BBA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BBA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #87BBA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bba7; }
.text { color: #87bba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 187 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bba7, #87b5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #87BBA7?: #87BBA7 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 #87BBA7?: The RGB value is 135, 187, 167: 135 red, 187 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BBA7?: The complementary color is #BB879B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BBA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.