What color is #87BD8E?

#87BD8E 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 #87BD8E?

The RGB value is 135, 189, 142: 135 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BD8E?

The complementary color is #BD87B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BD8E color

#87BD8E rgb(135, 189, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BD8E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.1% green and 55.7% blue (135, 189, 142).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#87BD8E color codes

HEX	`#87BD8E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 189, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 74.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, -27.17, 18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 32.72, 146.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.07, 43.498, 32.239)`
Decimal	`8895886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BD8E, 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 #87BD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #87BD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bd8e; }
.text { color: #87bd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 189 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bd8e, #87bda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #87BD8E?: #87BD8E 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 #87BD8E?: The RGB value is 135, 189, 142: 135 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BD8E?: The complementary color is #BD87B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.