What color is #87BE9C?

#87BE9C 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 #87BE9C?

The RGB value is 135, 190, 156: 135 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BE9C?

The complementary color is #BE87A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BE9C color

#87BE9C rgb(135, 190, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #87BE9C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.5% green and 61.2% blue (135, 190, 156).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#87BE9C color codes

HEX	`#87BE9C`
RGB	`rgb(135, 190, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 74.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, -25.04, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 27.55, 155.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.404, 44.377, 38.199)`
Decimal	`8896156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BE9C, 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 #87BE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #87BE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87be9c; }
.text { color: #87be9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87be9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 190 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87be9c, #87beb7); }

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Questions

What color is #87BE9C?: #87BE9C 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 #87BE9C?: The RGB value is 135, 190, 156: 135 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BE9C?: The complementary color is #BE87A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.