What color is #87B1AB?

#87B1AB is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B1AB?

The RGB value is 135, 177, 171: 135 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B1AB?

The complementary color is #B1878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B1AB color

#87B1AB rgb(135, 177, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B1AB is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (135, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#87B1AB color codes

HEX	`#87B1AB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -15.32, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 15.4, 185.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 39.534, 44.409)`
Decimal	`8892843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B1AB, 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 #87B1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #87B1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b1ab; }
.text { color: #87b1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b1ab, #87a2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B1AB?: #87B1AB is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B1AB?: The RGB value is 135, 177, 171: 135 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B1AB?: The complementary color is #B1878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.