What color is #87AEAB?

#87AEAB 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 #87AEAB?

The RGB value is 135, 174, 171: 135 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AEAB?

The complementary color is #AE878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AEAB color

#87AEAB rgb(135, 174, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87AEAB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (135, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#87AEAB color codes

HEX	`#87AEAB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -13.75, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 14.03, 191.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.476, 38.362, 44.214)`
Decimal	`8892075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AEAB, 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 #87AEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #87AEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aeab; }
.text { color: #87aeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aeab, #879eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87AEAB?: #87AEAB 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 #87AEAB?: The RGB value is 135, 174, 171: 135 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AEAB?: The complementary color is #AE878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.