What color is #87ABA8?

#87ABA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87ABA8?

The RGB value is 135, 171, 168: 135 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87ABA8?

The complementary color is #AB878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87ABA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87ABA8 color

#87ABA8 rgb(135, 171, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87ABA8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (135, 171, 168).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#87ABA8 color codes

HEX	`#87ABA8`
RGB	`rgb(135, 171, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -12.83, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 13.07, 190.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.62, 37.103, 42.534)`
Decimal	`8891304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87ABA8, 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 #87ABA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87ABA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #87ABA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aba8; }
.text { color: #87aba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 171 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aba8, #879cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87ABA8?: #87ABA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87ABA8?: The RGB value is 135, 171, 168: 135 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87ABA8?: The complementary color is #AB878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87ABA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.