#87a49e

Color #87a49e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#87a49e

RGB

rgb(135, 164, 158)

HSL

hsl(167.6, 13.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(167.6, 17.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.1, -11.27, -0.23)

LCH

lch(65.1, 11.27, 181.17)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0333, 181.38)

HWB

hwb(167.6, 52.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4878d

Analogous

#87a48f

#87a49e

#879ba4

Triadic

#87a49e

#9e87a4

#a49e87

Split-complementary

#87a49e

#a4879b

#a48f87

Tetradic

#87a49e

#878da4

#a4878d

#a49e87

Square

#87a49e

#8f87a4

#a4878d

#9ba487

Shades

Color #87a49e mixed toward black.

#6b8e87

#56716c

#405551

#2b3936

#151c1b

Tints

Color #87a49e mixed toward white.

#9bb3ae

#afc2be

#c3d1ce

#d7e1df

#ebf0ef

Tones

Color #87a49e mixed toward gray.

#89a19d

#8c9f9b

#8e9d9a

#919a98

#939897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94959f · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#9390a0 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#89a1a1 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a49e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a49e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#87a49e (#87a49e) is rgb(135, 164, 158) in RGB.

No, #87a49e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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