Exploring the Color #87AD8D

#87AD8D sits at 129° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 19% saturation and 60% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 135, 173, 141 produces a 8.39:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #87AD8D is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 47 units away from #808080. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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