Avocado Green Color
Avocado Green is a yellow green color with hex code #87A922. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with avocado green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Avocado Green Color Values
What Does Avocado Green Mean?
Avocado Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Avocado Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Avocado Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong yellow green, #7E9F2E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Avocado Green
Avocado Green and #4422AA are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AA8822 and #44AA22, which sit beside avocado green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair avocado green with triadic partners #2288AA and #AA2288. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Icky Green —
#8FAE22(Delta E 3) - Avocado —
#90B134(Delta E 4) - Pea Green —
#8EAB12(Delta E 5) - Vomit Green —
#89A203(Delta E 6) - Sickly Green —
#94B21C(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #87A922; }
.background { background-color: #87A922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87A922; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #87A92240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for avocado green?
Avocado Green has the hex code #87A922. In RGB notation it is rgb(135, 169, 34), in HSL it is hsl(75, 67%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.685, 0.158, 123.5.
What does the color avocado green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like avocado green carry distinct psychological associations. Avocado Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Avocado Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with avocado green?
Avocado Green has three easy routes: its complement #4422AA for punch, its neighbors #AA8822 and #44AA22 for something calmer, or triadic partners #2288AA and #AA2288 when you want energy.
Is avocado green a standard web color?
No — Avocado Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #87A922 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make avocado green lighter or darker?
To lighten avocado green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EEF7D4 (lightest tint) to #181E06 (darkest shade).
About Avocado Green
Avocado Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #87A922 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.