What color is #87C58E?

#87C58E 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 #87C58E?

The RGB value is 135, 197, 142: 135 red, 197 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C58E?

The complementary color is #C587BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C58E color

#87C58E rgb(135, 197, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #87C58E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 77.3% green and 55.7% blue (135, 197, 142).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#87C58E color codes

HEX	`#87C58E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 197, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 77.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -31.01, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 37.7, 145.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.839, 47.035, 32.829)`
Decimal	`8897934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C58E, 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 #87C58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #87C58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c58e; }
.text { color: #87c58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 197 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c58e, #87c5ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87C58E?: #87C58E 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 #87C58E?: The RGB value is 135, 197, 142: 135 red, 197 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C58E?: The complementary color is #C587BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.