What color is #87B2AD?

#87B2AD 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 #87B2AD?

The RGB value is 135, 178, 173: 135 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B2AD?

The complementary color is #B2878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B2AD color

#87B2AD rgb(135, 178, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B2AD is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (135, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#87B2AD color codes

HEX	`#87B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.47, -15.4, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.47, 15.55, 187.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.453, 40.007, 45.487)`
Decimal	`8893101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B2AD, 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 #87B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #87B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b2ad; }
.text { color: #87b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b2ad, #87a2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B2AD?: #87B2AD 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 #87B2AD?: The RGB value is 135, 178, 173: 135 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B2AD?: The complementary color is #B2878C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.