What color is #87A8BA?

#87A8BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87A8BA?

The RGB value is 135, 168, 186: 135 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A8BA?

The complementary color is #BA9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A8BA color

#87A8BA rgb(135, 168, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87A8BA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 65.9% green and 72.9% blue (135, 168, 186).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#87A8BA color codes

HEX	`#87A8BA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 168, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 65.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -7.08, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 14.74, 241.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.855, 36.7, 51.798)`
Decimal	`8890554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A8BA, 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 #87A8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #87A8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a8ba; }
.text { color: #87a8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 168 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a8ba, #878eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #87A8BA?: #87A8BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87A8BA?: The RGB value is 135, 168, 186: 135 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A8BA?: The complementary color is #BA9987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.