What color is #87BC82?

#87BC82 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87BC82?

The RGB value is 135, 188, 130: 135 red, 188 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BC82?

The complementary color is #B782BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BC82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BC82 color

#87BC82 rgb(135, 188, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BC82 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green and 51% blue (135, 188, 130).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#87BC82 color codes

HEX	`#87BC82`
RGB	`rgb(135, 188, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -28.75, 23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 37.42, 140.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.003, 42.728, 27.676)`
Decimal	`8895618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BC82, 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 #87BC82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BC82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #87BC82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bc82; }
.text { color: #87bc82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bc82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 188 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bc82, #82bc9a); }

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Questions

What color is #87BC82?: #87BC82 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BC82?: The RGB value is 135, 188, 130: 135 red, 188 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BC82?: The complementary color is #B782BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BC82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.