What color is #87AAB4?

#87AAB4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AAB4?

The RGB value is 135, 170, 180: 135 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AAB4?

The complementary color is #B49187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AAB4 color

#87AAB4 rgb(135, 170, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87AAB4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (135, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#87AAB4 color codes

HEX	`#87AAB4`
RGB	`rgb(135, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -9.58, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 13.18, 223.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.602, 37.194, 48.633)`
Decimal	`8891060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AAB4, 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 #87AAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #87AAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aab4; }
.text { color: #87aab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aab4, #8793b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #87AAB4?: #87AAB4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AAB4?: The RGB value is 135, 170, 180: 135 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AAB4?: The complementary color is #B49187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.