What color is #87C298?

#87C298 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87C298?

The RGB value is 135, 194, 152: 135 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C298?

The complementary color is #C287B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C298 color

#87C298 rgb(135, 194, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #87C298 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 76.1% green and 59.6% blue (135, 194, 152).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#87C298 color codes

HEX	`#87C298`
RGB	`rgb(135, 194, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 76.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, -27.76, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 31.63, 151.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.949, 46, 36.737)`
Decimal	`8897176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C298, 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 #87C298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #87C298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c298; }
.text { color: #87c298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 194 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c298, #87c2b5); }

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Questions

What color is #87C298?: #87C298 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87C298?: The RGB value is 135, 194, 152: 135 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C298?: The complementary color is #C287B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.