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#87987F closest to Backyard

#87987F is a medium, muted green; the closest named color is Backyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(135, 152, 127)). Its HSL value is 101° hue, 11% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black. #87987F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.83:1.

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Variations of #87987F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#87987F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#87987F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87987F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #979280
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A947E
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95957E
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #979280
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #939480
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #879691
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #879788
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90948E

#87987F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#87987F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.83:1 Good#87987F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87987F in CSS

/* Backyard */
.color { color: #87987F; }
.background { background-color: #87987F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87987F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 152 127);
color: hsl(101 11% 55%);
color: oklch(0.659 0.041 135.6);

#87987F FAQ

What color is #87987F?

#87987F is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Backyard. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87987F?

#87987F is rgb(135, 152, 127) in RGB, hsl(101, 11%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87987F?

The complementary color of #87987F is #907F98, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87987F?

Black text has the best contrast on #87987F: 6.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87987F a warm or cool color?

#87987F is a cool color.