What color is #87ACA9?

#87ACA9 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 #87ACA9?

The RGB value is 135, 172, 169: 135 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87ACA9?

The complementary color is #AC878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87ACA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87ACA9 color

#87ACA9 rgb(135, 172, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87ACA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 67.5% green and 66.3% blue (135, 172, 169).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#87ACA9 color codes

HEX	`#87ACA9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, -13.14, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 13.39, 191.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.904, 37.519, 43.089)`
Decimal	`8891561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87ACA9, 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 #87ACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87ACA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #87ACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aca9; }
.text { color: #87aca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aca9, #879dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87ACA9?: #87ACA9 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 #87ACA9?: The RGB value is 135, 172, 169: 135 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87ACA9?: The complementary color is #AC878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87ACA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.