What color is #87C090?

#87C090 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 #87C090?

The RGB value is 135, 192, 144: 135 red, 192 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C090?

The complementary color is #C087B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C090 color

#87C090 rgb(135, 192, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #87C090 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 75.3% green and 56.5% blue (135, 192, 144).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#87C090 color codes

HEX	`#87C090`
RGB	`rgb(135, 192, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 75.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, -28.27, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 33.74, 146.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.874, 44.862, 33.255)`
Decimal	`8896656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C090, 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 #87C090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #87C090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c090; }
.text { color: #87c090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 192 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c090, #87c0ad); }

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Questions

What color is #87C090?: #87C090 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 #87C090?: The RGB value is 135, 192, 144: 135 red, 192 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C090?: The complementary color is #C087B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.