What color is #87C790?

#87C790 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 #87C790?

The RGB value is 135, 199, 144: 135 red, 199 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C790?

The complementary color is #C787BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C790 color

#87C790 rgb(135, 199, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #87C790 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 78% green and 56.5% blue (135, 199, 144).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% 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 10.6:1).

#87C790 color codes

HEX	`#87C790`
RGB	`rgb(135, 199, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 78%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, -31.61, 21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 38.07, 146.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.447, 48.01, 33.779)`
Decimal	`8898448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C790, 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 #87C790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #87C790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c790; }
.text { color: #87c790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 199 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c790, #87c7b0); }

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Questions

What color is #87C790?: #87C790 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 #87C790?: The RGB value is 135, 199, 144: 135 red, 199 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C790?: The complementary color is #C787BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.