What color is #87C47E?

#87C47E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87C47E?

The RGB value is 135, 196, 126: 135 red, 196 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C47E?

The complementary color is #BB7EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C47E color

#87C47E rgb(135, 196, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #87C47E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 76.9% green and 49.4% blue (135, 196, 126).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#87C47E color codes

HEX	`#87C47E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 196, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 76.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, -33.18, 29.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 44.12, 138.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.496, 46.136, 26.875)`
Decimal	`8897662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C47E, 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 #87C47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #87C47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c47e; }
.text { color: #87c47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 196 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c47e, #7ec498); }

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Questions

What color is #87C47E?: #87C47E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87C47E?: The RGB value is 135, 196, 126: 135 red, 196 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C47E?: The complementary color is #BB7EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.