Information about #87A16F color

#87A16F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87A16F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 161, 111) — 52.9% red, 63.1% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 20 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned zesty chartreuse, #87A16F carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Seagrass (#86A475). Slightly further away sit Asparagus (#87A96B) and Jigsaw (#8EA467).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 161, 111) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87A16F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87A16F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87A16F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #87A16F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Seagrass color link
Seagrass

#86A475

Asparagus color link
Asparagus

#87A96B

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Amulet color link
Amulet

#7D9D72

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Greeny Grey color link
Greeny Grey

#7EA07A

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Woodstock color link
Woodstock

#839C60

Grey Green color link
Grey Green

#789B73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87A16F
  • RGB135, 161, 111
  • CMYK10, 0, 20, 37
  • CSSrgb(135, 161, 111)
  • HSL91°, 21%, 53%
  • HSL Precise91.2°, 21.008%, 53.333%
  • HSV91°, 31%, 63%
  • HSB91°, 31%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.631, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.631, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.631, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID87A16F
  • DECIMAL ID8888687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01