What color is #008B87?

#008B87 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008B87?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 135: 0 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008B87?

The complementary color is #8B0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008B87 color

#008B87 rgb(0, 139, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008B87 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 52.9% blue (0, 139, 135).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#008B87 color codes

HEX	`#008B87`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -31.89, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 32.62, 192.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.604, 20.213, 26.101)`
Decimal	`35719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008B87, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #008B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #008B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008b87; }
.text { color: #008b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008b87, #00498b); }

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Questions

What color is #008B87?: #008B87 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008B87?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 135: 0 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008B87?: The complementary color is #8B0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.