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#87A42E closest to Noxious

#87A42E is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Noxious. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 64.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(135, 164, 46)). Its HSL value is 75° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 36% black. #87A42E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #87A42E

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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#87A42E 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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#87A42E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87A42E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AA9938
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AE9A19
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59C25
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AA9938
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19D34
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E9C8D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #89A167
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959C88

#87A42E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#87A42E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#87A42E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87A42E in CSS

/* Noxious */
.color { color: #87A42E; }
.background { background-color: #87A42E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87A42E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 164 46);
color: hsl(75 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.674 0.145 122.5);

#87A42E FAQ

What color is #87A42E?

#87A42E is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Noxious. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87A42E?

#87A42E is rgb(135, 164, 46) in RGB, hsl(75, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 72%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87A42E?

The complementary color of #87A42E is #4B2EA4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87A42E?

Black text has the best contrast on #87A42E: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87A42E a warm or cool color?

#87A42E is a cool color.