What color is #87A0B3?

#87A0B3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A0B3?

The RGB value is 135, 160, 179: 135 red, 160 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A0B3?

The complementary color is #B39A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A0B3 color

#87A0B3 rgb(135, 160, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87A0B3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.7% green and 70.2% blue (135, 160, 179).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#87A0B3 color codes

HEX	`#87A0B3`
RGB	`rgb(135, 160, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, -4.37, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 13.44, 251.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.697, 33.546, 47.497)`
Decimal	`8888499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A0B3, 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 #87A0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	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 #87A0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a0b3; }
.text { color: #87a0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 160 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a0b3, #878ab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #87A0B3?: #87A0B3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A0B3?: The RGB value is 135, 160, 179: 135 red, 160 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A0B3?: The complementary color is #B39A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.