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#87985d color: Vesuvian Green

#87985d is rgb(135, 152, 93) in RGB and oklch(65.161% 0.08406 121.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77°
100%

65.2%
0.084
122°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #87985d

#87985d is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 122°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.14:1 contrast and black text 6.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vesuvian Green (#879860). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #87985d mixed with white

  1. 87985d
  2. 92a26d
  3. 9eac7d
  4. a9b68d
  5. b5c09d
  6. c1cbad
  7. cdd5bd
  8. d9dfcd
  9. e6eade
  10. f2f4ee

Darker: #87985d mixed with black

  1. 87985d
  2. 758450
  3. 637043
  4. 515c37
  5. 414a2a
  6. 31381f
  7. 212714
  8. 13170a
  9. 060803
  10. 010100

Calmer: #87985d with less saturation

  1. 87985d
  2. 889763
  3. 899768
  4. 89966e
  5. 8a9573
  6. 8b9478
  7. 8c937d
  8. 8d9281
  9. 8e9186
  10. 8f908b

Questions about #87985d

What color is #87985d?

#87985d is soft lime. The closest named color is Vesuvian Green. In RGB it is rgb(135, 152, 93), in HSL hsl(77.29, 24.08%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.161% 0.08406 121.857).

What colors go well with #87985d?

The complementary color of #87985d is #9984bb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a28e51 and #689f76. The triadic partners are #5f96bf and #bb7a8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #87985d?

Black text reads better on #87985d: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and black gives 6.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #87985d a warm or cool color?

#87985d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 122 degrees, its lightness 65.2% and its chroma 0.084.