What color is #87B3BA?

#87B3BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B3BA?

The RGB value is 135, 179, 186: 135 red, 179 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B3BA?

The complementary color is #BA8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B3BA color

#87B3BA rgb(135, 179, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B3BA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 70.2% green and 72.9% blue (135, 179, 186).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#87B3BA color codes

HEX	`#87B3BA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 179, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 70.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -12.96, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 15.41, 212.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.972, 40.935, 52.503)`
Decimal	`8893370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B3BA, 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 #87B3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #87B3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b3ba; }
.text { color: #87b3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 179 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b3ba, #8799ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B3BA?: #87B3BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B3BA?: The RGB value is 135, 179, 186: 135 red, 179 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B3BA?: The complementary color is #BA8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.