Palettes / Colors / #87A276

#87A276 — Dusty Green

#87A276 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the green family.

#87A276 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9176A2; it also sits naturally between #9DA276 and #76A27C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 64% · Blue 46%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 36%

Previews

CSS code for #87A276

.text { color: #87A276; }
.background { background-color: #87A276; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87A276; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 162, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 19%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87A276; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 162, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87A276; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 162, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87A276">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87A276">Div content here</div>

Shades of #87A276

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9176A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87A276: #000000.

How #87A276 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #87A276 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87A276?

#87A276 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 135, 162, 118). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87A276?

#87A276 is RGB 135, 162, 118 — HSL 97°, 19%, 55% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 27%, 36%.

What colors go with #87A276?

Its complement is #9176A2; analogous partners are #9DA276 and #76A27C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87A276 for text?

Black text on #87A276 has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.