What color is #87D667?

#87D667 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87D667?

The RGB value is 135, 214, 103: 135 red, 214 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87D667?

The complementary color is #B667D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87D667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87D667 color

#87D667 rgb(135, 214, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #87D667 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 83.9% green and 40.4% blue (135, 214, 103).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 58% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#87D667 color codes

HEX	`#87D667`
RGB	`rgb(135, 214, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 83.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 58%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 52%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 52%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.59, -44.34, 46.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.59, 64.51, 133.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.485, 54.222, 21.373)`
Decimal	`8902247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87D667, 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 #87D667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87D667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #87D667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87d667; }
.text { color: #87d667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87d667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 214 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87d667, #67d67f); }

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Questions

What color is #87D667?: #87D667 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87D667?: The RGB value is 135, 214, 103: 135 red, 214 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87D667?: The complementary color is #B667D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87D667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.