What color is #87A9B8?

#87A9B8 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 #87A9B8?

The RGB value is 135, 169, 184: 135 red, 169 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87A9B8?

The complementary color is #B89687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87A9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87A9B8 color

#87A9B8 rgb(135, 169, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87A9B8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.3% green and 72.2% blue (135, 169, 184).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#87A9B8 color codes

HEX	`#87A9B8`
RGB	`rgb(135, 169, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, -8.1, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 14.07, 234.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.829, 36.986, 50.747)`
Decimal	`8890808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87A9B8, 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 #87A9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87A9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #87A9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87a9b8; }
.text { color: #87a9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 169 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87a9b8, #8790b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #87A9B8?: #87A9B8 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 #87A9B8?: The RGB value is 135, 169, 184: 135 red, 169 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87A9B8?: The complementary color is #B89687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87A9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.