What color is #87AEC2?

#87AEC2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87AEC2?

The RGB value is 135, 174, 194: 135 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87AEC2?

The complementary color is #C29B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87AEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87AEC2 color

#87AEC2 rgb(135, 174, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #87AEC2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 68.2% green and 76.1% blue (135, 174, 194).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#87AEC2 color codes

HEX	`#87AEC2`
RGB	`rgb(135, 174, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 68.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -8.38, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 16.72, 239.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.862, 39.316, 56.78)`
Decimal	`8892098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87AEC2, 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 #87AEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87AEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #87AEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87aec2; }
.text { color: #87aec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87aec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 174 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87aec2, #8790c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #87AEC2?: #87AEC2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87AEC2?: The RGB value is 135, 174, 194: 135 red, 174 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87AEC2?: The complementary color is #C29B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87AEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.