What color is #87A6AA?

#87A6AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A6AA?

The RGB value is 135, 166, 170: 135 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A6AA?

The complementary color is #AA8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A6AA color

#87A6AA rgb(135, 166, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #87A6AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.1% green and 66.7% blue (135, 166, 170).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#87A6AA color codes

HEX	`#87A6AA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 166, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -9.72, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 11.21, 209.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.882, 35.325, 43.214)`
Decimal	`8890026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A6AA, 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 #87A6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #87A6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a6aa; }
.text { color: #87a6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 166 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a6aa, #8794aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #87A6AA?: #87A6AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A6AA?: The RGB value is 135, 166, 170: 135 red, 166 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A6AA?: The complementary color is #AA8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.