What color is #87BC97?

#87BC97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87BC97?

The RGB value is 135, 188, 151: 135 red, 188 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BC97?

The complementary color is #BC87AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BC97 color

#87BC97 rgb(135, 188, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BC97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green and 59.2% blue (135, 188, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#87BC97 color codes

HEX	`#87BC97`
RGB	`rgb(135, 188, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, -25.02, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 28.3, 152.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.559, 43.35, 35.871)`
Decimal	`8895639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BC97, 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 #87BC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #87BC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bc97; }
.text { color: #87bc97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bc97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 188 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bc97, #87bcb2); }

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Questions

What color is #87BC97?: #87BC97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BC97?: The RGB value is 135, 188, 151: 135 red, 188 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BC97?: The complementary color is #BC87AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.